1. Senior Assistant General Counsel
General Services Administration
Richard Butterworth
Senior Assistant General Counsel

2. General Services Administration
Federal Acquisition
Service
Public Buildings Service
Acquisition
Construction
Leasing
Real Property Disposal

3. Property Act Disposal Process
Federal Transfer
Public Use Conveyance
Negotiated Sale
Public Sale
Excess
PROPERTY AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC USES UP TO 100% DISCOUNT
OFFERED TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
PARTIES VIA AUCTION OR SEALED BID
FAIR MARKET VALUE
REQUIRED
AGENCY
REPORTS PROPERTY EXCESS TO
GSA FOR DISPOSITION
DETERMINED SURPLUS IF NOT TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER FEDERAL
AGENCY
TO ELIGIBLE PUBLIC BODIES FOR OTHER PUBLIC USES FAIR MARKET VALUE REQUIRED
USES:
HOMELESS
AIRPORT CORRECTIONAL EDUCATIONAL
HIGHWAY HISTORIC
SELF-HELP HOUSING PARK & RECREATION
PORT PUBLIC HEALTH POLICE / FIRE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

4. Excess Screening and Federal Transfers
DETERMINED SURPLUS IF NOT TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER FEDERAL
AGENCY
GSA screens excess properties to determine
other Federal needs
Federal landholding agencies have 30 days to express
interest in acquiring property
Fair Market Value required unless OMB supports a waiver of payment
GSA facilitates federal transfer or declares the property surplus

5. St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Washington, DC \

6. Public Use Conveyance
Surplus Screening
PROPERTY AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC USES UP TO 100% DISCOUNT
Under existing Federal law, States and Local Government bodies and certain Non-profit Institutions may acquire surplus real property at discounts of up to 100% for various types of public use. These uses include:
* HOMELESS
AIRPORT CORRECTIONS EDUCATION HISTORIC MONUMENT
SELF-HELP HOUSING PARK & RECREATION
PORT PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
HIGHWAY
NEGOTIATED SALE FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE
Homeless Assistance given priority under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

7. DOE Wayne Interim Storage Superfund Site
Wayne, NJ

8. Negotiated Sale
Negotiated Sales
TO ELIGIBLE PUBLIC BODIES FOR OTHER PUBLIC USES FAIR MARKET VALUE REQUIRED
Property screened for acquisition by state and local governments for a public purpose
Economic development considered a public purpose
Negotiated sales can also be used for unique circumstance
Explanatory Statement required if property value is greater than $100,000
Three-Year Excess Profits Clause, but no other restrictions on
use and no sponsoring agency

9. Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant
Chattanooga, TN

10. Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant
Chattanooga, TN

11. Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant
Chattanooga, TN

12. Competitive Public Sales
OFFERED TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
PARTIES VIA AUCTION OR SEALED BID
FAIR MARKET VALUE
REQUIRED
Sale methods: Sealed Bid, Public Outcry, and
Online
Fair Market Value Required
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14. GSA Role in BRAC
GSA delegates its Property Act Authority to DoD for BRAC disposals
Differences in BRAC:
Economic Development Conveyances
Different requirements for homeless assistance accommodation
Designated Local Redevelopment Authorities (LRAs)
330 Indemnification
GSA supports the military services, as needed, in BRAC disposals with assistance in federal transfers, Public Benefit Conveyances, and sales

15. Marine Corps Air Station El Toro
Irvine, CA

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