42 U.S.C. § 2301 — Congressional declaration of policy

Page 5584 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 2301 Sec. 2306. Qualification to purchase. 2307. Form and contents of contracts, mortgages, and other instruments. 2308. Conclusive evidence of compliance with chap- ter. 2309. Administrative review. 2310. Repossession of property; powers of Commis- sion. 2311. Community Disposal Operations Fund. 2312. Authorization of appropriations. 2313. Transfer of functions. 2314, 2315. Repealed. SUBCHAPTER II—LOTS, APPRAISALS, AND PRICES 2321. Lots; establishment of boundaries. 2322. Appraisal of property. 2323. Basis of appraisal. 2324. Posting of lists showing appraised value. 2325. Sales price. 2326. Deductions from sales price. SUBCHAPTER III—CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY AND PRIORITIES 2331. Classification of property. 2332. Priorities; uniformity; preferences; impair- ment of rights. 2333. Transfer of priorities. SUBCHAPTER IV—SALES OF PROPERTY FOR PRIVATE USE 2341. Applicability of subchapter. 2342. Disposal of property. 2343. Sales. 2344. Cash sales. 2345. Deeds; form and provisions. 2346. Occupancy by existing tenants. 2347. Sale of lots to lessees or individual owners. 2348. Priority sale of apartment houses. 2349. Hanford project; disposal of property. SUBCHAPTER V—FINANCING 2361. Contract to purchase by priority purchaser. 2362. Financing by Commission. 2363. Indemnity obligation of Commission; incorpo- ration by reference in deed. 2364. Community employment and population. 2365. Amount of indemnity. 2366. Conditions of indemnity; purchase of prop- erty by Commission. SUBCHAPTER VI—UTILITIES 2371. Transfer of utilities. 2372. Date of transfer of utilities. 2373. Transfer to governmental or other legal enti- ty; determination of transferee. 2374. Utilities transferable. 2375. Gift of utility to city; charges and terms for utilities transferred to other transferees. SUBCHAPTER VII—MUNICIPALITIES 2381. Assistance in organization. 2382. Transfer of municipal installations. 2383. Date of transfer. 2384. Transfer to governmental entity or private nonprofit organization; determination of transferee. 2385. Installations transferable. 2386. Transfer of installations without charge. SUBCHAPTER VIII—LOCAL ASSISTANCE 2391. Assistance to governmental entities. 2392. Reduction of payments. 2393. Payments in anticipation of services; with- holding of payments. 2394. Contract to make payments. SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS § 2301. Congressional declaration of policy It is declared to be the policy of the United States of America that Government ownership and management of the communities owned by the Atomic Energy Commission shall be termi- nated in an expeditious manner which is con- sistent with and will not impede the accomplish- ment of the purposes and programs established by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.]. To that end, it is desired at each com- munity to— (a) facilitate the establishment of local self- government; (b) provide for the orderly transfer to local entities of municipal functions, municipal in- stallations, and utilities; and (c) provide for the orderly sale to private purchasers of property within those commu- nities with a minimum of dislocation. (Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 543, ch. 1, § 11, 69 Stat. 472.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, referred to in text, is act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, which is classified principally to chapter 23 (§ 2011 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Act Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 543, § 1, 69 Stat. 471, provided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 1715n of Title 12, Banks and Banking, and sec- tion 243 of Title 20, Education] may be cited as the ‘Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955’.’’ SEPARABILITY Act Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 543, ch. 11, § 119, 69 Stat. 484, pro- vided that: ‘‘If any provisions of this Act [see Short Title note above], or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the re- mainder of this Act or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.’’ TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by sections 5814 and 5841 of this title. See also Transfer of Functions notes set out under those sections. § 2302. Congressional findings The Congress of the United States makes the following findings concerning the communities owned by the Atomic Energy Commission: (a) The continued morale of project-con- nected persons is essential to the common de- fense and security of the United States. (b) In issuing rules and regulations required or permitted under this chapter for the dis- posal of the communities and in disposing of the communities in accordance with the provi- sions of this chapter and in accordance with the rules and regulations required or per- mitted by this chapter, the Commission is act- ing under authority delegated to it by the Congress. (c) Funds of the United States may be pro- vided for the disposal of the communities and for assistance in the operation of the commu- nities thereafter under conditions which will provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare.