Title 40 of the United States Code
Title 40 of the United States Code outlines the role of Public Buildings, Properties, and Public Works in the United States Code.
- Subtitle I—Federal Property and Administrative Services
- Subtitle II—Public Buildings and Works
- Subtitle III—Information Technology Management
- Subtitle IV—Appalachian Regional Development
- Subtitle V—Miscellaneous
Outline of title 40
Subtitle I — Federal Property and Administrative Services
- — General
- — Organization of General Services Administration
- — Property management
- — Foreign excess property
- — Urban land use
- — Selection of architects and engineers
- — Public property
Subtitle II — Public Buildings and Works
- — General
- * — General
- * — Acquisition, construction, and alteration
- * — Non-federal public works
- * — Contract work hours and safety standards
- — United States Capitol
- * — United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds
- — Federal building complexes
- * — United States Supreme Court Building and Grounds
- * — Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art, and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- * — Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building
- * — Pennsylvania Avenue development
- * — Union Station redevelopment
- — Public buildings, grounds, and parks in the District of Columbia
- * — Administrative
- * — Washington Metropolitan Region Development
- * — National Capital Service Area and Director
- * — Physical Development of National Capital Region
- * — National Capital Memorials and Commemorative Works
- * — Commission of Fine Arts
- * — Theodore Roosevelt Island
- * — Washington Aqueduct and other public works in the District of Columbia
Subtitle III — Information Technology Management
- — General
- — Responsibility for acquisitions of information technology
- — Information technology acquisition pilot program
- — Additional information resources management matters
Subtitle IV — Appalachian Regional Development
- — General provisions
- — Appalachian regional commission
- — Special Appalachian programs
- — Miscellaneous
Subtitle V — Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development
- — General provisions
- — Regional commissions
- — Financial assistance
- — Administrative provisions
Subtitle VI — Miscellaneous
- — Safety standards for motor vehicles
- — Government losses in shipment
- — Federal motor vehicle expenditure control
- — Alaska communications disposal
- — Alaska federal-civilian energy efficiency swap
- — Telecommunications accessibility for hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals
- — National Capital Area interest arbitration standards
Former chapters
In the 1946 Edition of the Code there are nine chapters:- Chapter 1: Public Buildings, Grounds, Parks and Wharves in the District of Columbia
- Chapter 2: Capitol Building and Grounds
- Chapter 2A: National Archives
- Chapter 3: Public Buildings and Works Generally
- *Section 264 codified the proviso to the last paragraph of section 5 of the Act of 4 March 1913, chapter 147, public Act number 432, HR 28766, passed in the third session of the 62nd Congress, sometimes called the Public Buildings Act of 1913, the Public Building Act of 1913, or the Public Building Appropriation Act of 1913.
- Chapter 4: The Public Property
- Chapter 5: Hours of Labor on Public Works
- Chapter 6: Acquisition of Sites for and Construction of Public Buildings
- Chapter 7: Acquisition of Land in District of Columbia for Use of United States by Condemnation Proceedings
- Chapter 8: Emergency Public Works and Construction Projects