---identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s109-50.204"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "41 CFR § 109-50.204 - Limitations."title_number: 41title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"section_number: "109-50.204"section_name: "Limitations."chapter_number: 109chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS"subchapter_number: "H"subchapter_name: "UTILIZATION AND DISPOSAL"part_number: "109-50"part_name: "50—SPECIAL DOE DISPOSAL AUTHORITIES"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "Sec. 644, Pub. L. 95-91, 91 Stat. 599 (42 U.S.C. 7254); sec. 31, Atomic Energy Act, as amended; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 103 and 107; Title III, Department of Energy Organization Act; E.O. 12999; sec. 3710(i), Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 3710(i)); Pub. L. 101-510, Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act; Pub. L. 102-245, American Technologies Preeminence Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 3701); Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (10 CFR part 605)."regulatory_source: "81 FR 63265, Sept. 14, 2016, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "109-50"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t41/s109-50.204
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
109 — Department of Energy Property Management Regulations
Authority
Sec. 644, Pub. L. 95-91, 91 Stat. 599 (42 U.S.C. 7254); sec. 31, Atomic Energy Act, as amended; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 103 and 107; Title III, Department of Energy Organization Act; ... Sec. 644, Pub. L. 95-91, 91 Stat. 599 (42 U.S.C. 7254); sec. 31, Atomic Energy Act, as amended; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 103 and 107; Title III, Department of Energy Organization Act; E.O. 12999; sec. 3710(i), Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 3710(i)); Pub. L. 101-510, Department of Energy Science Education Enhancement Act; Pub. L. 102-245, American Technologies Preeminence Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 3701); Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (10 CFR part 605).
# 109-50.204 Limitations.(a) Excess and/or surplus education-related and Federal research equipment at DOE Field Organizations and cognizant facilities is eligible for transfer as a gift under this program. However, safety, environmental, and health matters must be considered.(b) Title to the equipment will transfer upon the recipient's written acknowledgement of receipt.(c) The Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) may authorize gifts of excess and/or surplus education-related and Federal research equipment by signature on the appropriate gift instrument where the book value of an item of equipment exceeds $25,000 or the cumulative book value of the gifts under this program to any one institution exceeds $25,000. HCA or designee may authorize gifts of excess and/or surplus education-related and Federal research equipment of lesser individual and cumulative book value by signature on the appropriate gift instrument. Delegations by the HCA to authorize gifts of excess and/or surplus education-related and Federal research equipment shall be in writing to a specific individual, for a specified period of time, and for a specified (or unlimited) level of authority.(d) Gifts shall be serviceable and in working order. Disposal Condition Codes 1 and 4, as defined in 41 CFR 101-43.4801(e), meet this criteria. Serviceability of equipment should be verified before the gift is made to the eligible recipient.