Us Code § 908 - Long-term lease authority for lighthouse property
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§ 908. Long-term lease authority for lighthouse property
(a) The Commandant may lease to non-Federal entities, including private individuals, lighthouse property under the administrative control of the Coast Guard for terms not to exceed 30 years. Consideration for the use and occupancy of lighthouse property leased under this section, and for the value of any utilities and services furnished to a lessee of such property by the Commandant, may consist, in whole or in part, of non-pecuniary remuneration including the improvement, alteration, restoration, rehabilitation, repair, and maintenance of the leased premises by the lessee. Section 1302 of title 40 shall not apply to leases issued by the Commandant under this section.
(b) Amounts received from leases made under this section, less expenses incurred, shall be deposited in the fund established under section 2946.
(Added Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, §417(a), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2122, §672a; amended Pub. L. 113–281, title II, §208(b), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3026; Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, §§3531(c)(4), 3533(e), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2320, 2321; renumbered §908 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §§107(b), 123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4205, 4240.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282, §107(b), renumbered section 672a of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted "Commandant" for "Commandant of the Coast Guard" and "Section 1302 of title 40" for "Section 321 of chapter 314 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b)".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–282, §123(b)(2), substituted "section 2946" for "section 687".
2014—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–281 substituted "the fund established under section 687" for "the Treasury".
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