CFR > Title 41 - Public Contracts and Property Management > SUBTITLE C—Federal Property Management Regulations System > CHAPTER 102—FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION (parts 102 to 102-197) > SUBCHAPTER B—PERSONAL PROPERTY (parts 102-31 to 102-42) > PART 102-37—DONATION OF SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY > SUBPART H—Donations to Public Bodies in Lieu of Abandonment/Destruction (§102-37.560 to §102-37.580) > 102-37.565—What is the authority for donations to public bodies?

102-37.565—What is the authority for donations to public bodies?

Section 527 of title 40, United States Code authorizes the abandonment, destruction, or donation to public bodies of property which has no commercial value or for which the estimated cost of continued care and handling would exceed the estimated proceeds from its sale.

Code of Federal Regulations

[67 FR 2584, Jan. 18, 2002, as amended at 71 FR 23868, Apr. 25, 2006]