40 USC § 3315 - Delegation

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title: "40 USC § 3315 - Delegation"
title_number: 40
title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
section_number: "3315"
section_name: "Delegation"
chapter_number: 33
chapter_name: "ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND ALTERATION"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1166, § 3313; Pub. L. 109–304, § 17(g)(3), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1709; renumbered § 3314, Pub. L. 110–140, title III, § 323(c)(1)(A), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1590; renumbered § 3315, Pub. L. 114–235, § 2(a)(1), Oct. 7, 2016, 130 Stat. 964.)"
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# § 3315. Delegation

**(a)** **When Allowed.—** The carrying out of the duties and powers of the Administrator of General Services under this chapter, in accordance with standards the Administrator prescribes—

**(1)** shall, except for the authority contained in section 3305(b) of this title, be delegated on request to the appropriate executive agency when the estimated cost of the project does not exceed $100,000; and

**(2)** may be delegated to the appropriate executive agency when the Administrator determines that delegation will promote efficiency and economy.

**(b)** **No Exemption From Other Provisions of Chapter.—** Delegation under subsection (a) does not exempt the person to whom the delegation is made, or the carrying out of the delegated duty or power, from any other provision of this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1166, § 3313; Pub. L. 109–304, § 17(g)(3), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1709; renumbered § 3314, Pub. L. 110–140, title III, § 323(c)(1)(A), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1590; renumbered § 3315, Pub. L. 114–235, § 2(a)(1), Oct. 7, 2016, 130 Stat. 964.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3313(a) | 40:614 (1st sentence). | Pub. L. 86–249, § 15, Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 483. |
| 3313(b) | 40:614 (last sentence). |  |

In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words “duties and powers” are substituted for “responsibilities and authorities” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3315 was renumbered .

### Amendments

2016— renumbered  as this section.

2007— renumbered  as this section.

2006—Subsec. (a).  substituted “The” for “Except for the authority contained in , the” in introductory provisions and “shall, except for the authority contained in ,” for “shall” in par. (1).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2007 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on the date that is 1 day after , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , The Congress.