§304a–2. Demolition; historic buildings

The Administrator of General Services is authorized, upon his determination that such action will be to the best interest of the Government, to demolish any building declared surplus to the needs of the Government in accordance with the provisions of sections 304a to 304e of this title: Provided, That before proceeding with the demolition of any building, the Administrator of General Services shall inform the Secretary of the Interior in writing of his intention to demolish it, and shall not proceed with the demolition until he shall have received written notice from the Secretary of the Interior that said building is not an historic building of national significance within the meaning of sections 461 to 467 of title 16: Provided, however, That if the Secretary of the Interior shall fail to notify the Administrator of General Services of his determination as to whether such building is an historic building of national significance within ninety days of the receipt of the notice of intention to demolish the Administrator of General Services may proceed to demolish said building.

(Aug. 27, 1935, ch. 744, §7, as added July 18, 1940, ch. 635, §2, 54 Stat. 764 ; amended June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, §103(a), 63 Stat. 380 .)

References in Text

Section 461 to 467 of title 16, referred to in text, was in the original a reference to the Act of Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 593, 49 Stat. 666 , which is popularly known as the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act.

Transfer of Functions

Functions of Federal Works Agency and of all agencies thereof, together with functions of Federal Works Administrator, and functions of Commissioner of Public Buildings and Public Buildings Administration transferred to Administrator of General Services by section 103(a) of act June 30, 1949, which is classified to section 753(a) of this title. Federal Works Agency, office of Federal Works Administrator, office of Commissioner of Public Buildings, and Public Buildings Administration abolished by section 103(b) of act June 30, 1949.

Effective Date of Transfer of Functions

Transfer of functions by act June 30, 1949, effective July 1, 1949, see section 605 of act June 30, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note under section 471 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 304a–1, 304d, 304e of this title.