32 CFR § 552.39 - Acquisition of short-term leases by local commanding officers.
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title: "32 CFR § 552.39 - Acquisition of short-term leases by local commanding officers."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "552.39"
section_name: "Acquisition of short-term leases by local commanding officers."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "MILITARY RESERVATIONS AND NATIONAL CEMETERIES"
part_number: "552"
part_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING MILITARY RESERVATIONS"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 10 U.S.C. 3012, 15 U.S.C. 1601; 18 U.S.C. 1382; 31 U.S.C. 71; 40 U.S.C. 258a; 41 U.S.C. 14; 50 U.S.C. 797."
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# 552.39 Acquisition of short-term leases by local commanding officers.
Local commanding officers are authorized, without approval by higher authority, to make leases of camp sites, buildings, and grounds, for troops; office and storage space for small detachments; garage or parking space; space for recruiting stations; and land or space for similar purposes, provided:
(a) Funds are available to the local commanding officer,
(b) Rental consideration conforms to the prevailing rate in the locality,
(c) The premises are to be occupied not longer than 3 months or in the case of Reserve training sites, not more than 90 days per year,
(d) Rental for the entire period of occupancy does not exceed $500, and
(e) Clearance is made with the General Services Administration, where required.
[22 FR 9284, Nov. 21, 1957, as amended at 23 FR 10536, Dec. 31, 1958]