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40 U.S.C. § 602 — Authority to establish motor vehicle pools and transportation systems
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**(a) In General.—** Subject to [section 603 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section603&num=0&edition=prelim), and regulations issued under section 603, the Administrator of General Services shall—
(1) take over from executive agencies and consolidate, or otherwise acquire, motor vehicles and related equipment and supplies;
(2) provide for the establishment, maintenance, and operation (including servicing and storage) of motor vehicle pools or systems; and
(3) furnish motor vehicles and related services to executive agencies for the transportation of property and passengers.
**(b) Methods of Providing Vehicles and Services.—** As determined by the Administrator, motor vehicles and related services may be furnished by providing an agency with—
(1) Federal Government-owned motor vehicles;
(2) the use of motor vehicles, under rental or other arrangements, through private fleet operators, taxicab companies, or local or interstate common carriers; or
(3) both.
**(c) Recipients of Vehicles and Services.—** The Administrator shall, so far as practicable, furnish motor vehicles and related services under this section to any federal agency, mixed-ownership Government corporation (as defined in chapter 91 of title 31), or the District of Columbia, on its request.
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**(a) In General.—** Subject to [section 603 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section603&num=0&edition=prelim), and regulations issued under section 603, the Administrator of General Services shall—
(1) take over from executive agencies and consolidate, or otherwise acquire, motor vehicles and related equipment and supplies;
(2) provide for the establishment, maintenance, and operation (including servicing and storage) of motor vehicle pools or systems; and
(3) furnish motor vehicles and related services to executive agencies for the transportation of property and passengers.
**(b) Methods of Providing Vehicles and Services.—** As determined by the Administrator, motor vehicles and related services may be furnished by providing an agency with—
(1) Federal Government-owned motor vehicles;
(2) the use of motor vehicles, under rental or other arrangements, through private fleet operators, taxicab companies, or local or interstate common carriers; or
(3) both.
**(c) Recipients of Vehicles and Services.—** The Administrator shall, so far as practicable, furnish motor vehicles and related services under this section to any federal agency, mixed-ownership Government corporation (as defined in chapter 91 of title 31), or the District of Columbia, on its request.
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**(a) Determination Requirement.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Administrator of General Services may carry out section 602 only if the Administrator determines, after consultation with the agencies concerned and with due regard to their program activities, that doing so is advantageous to the Federal Government in terms of economy, efficiency, or service.
(2) **Elements of the determination.—** — A determination under this section must be in writing. For each motor vehicle pool or system, the determination must set forth an analytical justification that includes—
(A) a detailed comparison of estimated costs for present and proposed modes of operation; and
(B) a showing that savings can be realized by the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a motor vehicle pool or system.
**(b) Regulations Related to Establishment.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The President shall prescribe regulations establishing procedures to carry out [section 602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section602&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Elements of the regulations.—** — The regulations shall provide for—
(A) adequate notice to an executive agency of any determination that affects the agency or its functions;
(B) independent review and decision as directed by the President of any determination disputed by an agency, with the possibility that the decision may include a partial or complete exemption of the agency from the determination; and
(C) enforcement of determinations that become effective under the regulations.
(3) **Effect of the regulations.—** — A determination under subsection (a) is binding on an agency only as provided in regulations issued under this subsection.
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**(a) Reimbursement.—**
(1) **Requirement.—** — When the Administrator of General Services takes over motor vehicles or related equipment or supplies under [section 602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section602&num=0&edition=prelim), reimbursement is required if the property is taken over from—
(A) a Government corporation; or
(B) an agency, if the agency acquired the property through unreimbursed expenditures made from a revolving or trust fund authorized by law.
(2) **Amount.—** — The Administrator shall reimburse a Government corporation, or a fund through which an agency acquired property, by an amount equal to the fair market value of the property. If the Administrator subsequently returns property of a similar kind under [section 610 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section610&num=0&edition=prelim), the Government corporation or the fund shall reimburse the Administrator by an amount equal to the fair market value of the property returned.
**(b) Addition to Acquisition Services Fund.—** If the Administrator takes over motor vehicles or related equipment or supplies under [section 602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section602&num=0&edition=prelim) but reimbursement is not required under subsection (a), the value of the property taken over, as determined by the Administrator, may be added to the capital of the Acquisition Services Fund. If the Administrator subsequently returns property of a similar kind under [section 610 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section610&num=0&edition=prelim), the value of the property may be deducted from the Fund.
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**(a) Use of Acquisition Services Fund To Cover Costs.—** The Acquisition Services Fund provided for in [section 321 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section321&num=0&edition=prelim) is available for use by or under the direction and control of the Administrator of General Services to pay the costs of carrying out [section 602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section602&num=0&edition=prelim), including the cost of purchasing or renting motor vehicles and related equipment and supplies.
**(b) Setting Prices To Recover Costs.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Administrator shall set prices for furnishing motor vehicles and related services under [section 602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section602&num=0&edition=prelim). Prices shall be set to recover, so far as practicable, all costs of carrying out [section 602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section602&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Increment for replacement cost.—** — In the Administrator’s discretion, prices may include an increment for the estimated replacement cost of motor vehicles and related equipment and supplies. Notwithstanding [section 321(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section321/f&num=0&edition=prelim), the increment may be retained as a part of the capital of the Acquisition Services Fund but is available only to replace motor vehicles and related equipment and supplies.
**(c) Accounting Method.—** The purchase price of motor vehicles and related equipment, and any increment for estimated replacement cost, shall be recovered only through charges fo
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The Administrator of General Services shall maintain an accurate record of the cost of establishing, maintaining, and operating each motor vehicle pool or system established under [section 602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section602&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 40—PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
§ 603
other reasons, cannot advantageously be incorporated
in an interagency motor-vehicle pool or system if the
exemption thereof has been mutually agreed upon by
the Administrator and the head of the executive agency
concerned.
(6) Motor vehicles exempted by an agency which has
authority to make such an exemption under the provi-
sions of the Act [probably means the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949, now chapters
1 to 11 of this title and division C (except sections 3302,
3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of
Title 41, Public Contracts].
SEC. 10. Optional use arrangements. Nothing in these
regulations shall be construed as precluding the estab-
lishment or operation of interagency motor-vehicle
pools or systems on the basis of optional use by execu-
tive or other Federal agencies.
SEC. 11. Supplementary regulations. The Administrator
shall, after consultation with the executive agencies
concerned and with due regard to their program activi-
ties, issue such supplementary regulations of general
applicability to the executive agencies concerned as are
necessary for the effective and economical operation of
pools or systems under the Act [probably means the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949].
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER.
§ 602. Authority to establish motor vehicle pools
and transportation systems
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 603 of this
title, and regulations issued under section 603,
the Administrator of General Services shall—
(1) take over from executive agencies and
consolidate, or otherwise acquire, motor vehi-
cles and related equipment and supplies;
(2) provide for the establishment, mainte-
nance, and operation
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