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B-142862 1 (1960-06-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadaip0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON 25 June 21, 1960 f-142962 HE OPY 0DMyp P3 ;hnrable John L. Amclellan, thairman Coaodttee on Goverament Operations Jnited States enute Cear Tr* Chairman: Tour letter of '%y 9, 1960, acknoledged May 10, requests our report on 3. 3491. The bill would repeal that part of the act of MAarch 2, 189, as amended, 40 U.S.C. 2A, which requires that in the procurement of sites for publio buildings it shall be the duty of the Attorney General to require grantare to furnish, free of all expenses to the Govermaet, all requsit abstracts, official certifications and evideness of title that he maW dee necessary. fhe cited statute applies only to site acquired tor publie buildings, wich sites it is understood represent only a mall percentage of the number and value of -overnment acquisitions. 7he statute does not apply to sites uhich are not to be used for public buildings, such as sites for military reservations, defens requirements, flood-control and reclamation projects, 7eterane Adaiistration facilities, national forests and other AMlar i-overnmnt acquisitions. 1ith respect to sequisitios of this latter type, it has been the universal practice for years to ay the costs of abstracts and other necesary title evidence from the appropriatios available for the acquisition of the sites, stOpt ibers the sites are acquired by cademation in which eent the cost of nrocuring title evidetce is gemrally regarded as part of the expense of the condanation preceedings sad, therefore, far ;ayment out of the appropriations for the :epartment of Justice. 7n the event of enactment of 3# 3491p in situations hnere sites are acquired by direct purchase 'ram the osers, the appropriation. available for sech acquisitions or the contingency appropriations of the acquiring agency in be available for the necessary title evidence. 350 Revised itatutes, as aAendeds 4O 0.3.0, 255. Iformal information from ,eneral Services Pdministration is to the affect that its experience has shown that many owners did not receive or procure evidences of title at the time they

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