40 USC § 527 - Abandonment, destruction, or donation of property

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title: "40 USC § 527 - Abandonment, destruction, or donation of property"
title_number: 40
title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
section_number: "527"
section_name: "Abandonment, destruction, or donation of property"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "PROPERTY MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "USE OF PROPERTY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1086.)"
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# § 527. Abandonment, destruction, or donation of property

The Administrator of General Services may authorize the abandonment or destruction of property, or the donation of property to a public body, if—

**(1)** the property has no commercial value; or

**(2)** the estimated cost of continued care and handling exceeds the estimated proceeds from sale.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1086.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 527 | 40:483(h). | June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title II, § 202(h), 63 Stat. 385. |