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B-152223 1 (1963-11-06)

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              COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                        WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548



B152223                                       Noveber  6, 1963




Dear Mr. Chairmen:

   Your letter of Jtuy 31, 1963, with enolosares, ackwowledged August 8,
requests der opinion concerning te legal aspects of a proposed
negottete sale of an uniroved  tiet of land at Porteryife,
Califora.   The la   has ben declared eeese by the Departmnt of
Agricttgre,  and it is proposed to sell the lA to the successfl
bidder for the construotion of a biding on the site to be leased
to the Govrnment as offie* A   storae epae  far Porest Service
headquarters seoing the Sepoda  Baitoal Porest.

   the 3planatory Statment  of the proposeA negotiated sale submAtted
to yor  Comittee by Gebeasl Servites .A ...t att   pArsuant to the
requiremnts  of Seetof 203 (e)(6) of the Federa4 Property and
Admiistrative  Services Act of 1949, as aended, 40 0.0.0* 484 (e)(6)
recites that the Deprtmnt  of Agricultw. ortainsfly reported the
land exceso on foveber 1, 1962j that itsd qpeatly the Departient
conveyed apprcadntely .11 acres of the lIt inetdo   in th original
report to the City of Porterille tor street widentng secesttating
the  ssueance of an mnds  repart dated Pbruaxy 21, 19631 that the
land propoesed to be convqe contaUns 1.*8 sares xaA vas aquired on
septe*er  25, 1936s for $,916 (prartedh   Act that it is proposed
to sel  the 1a  at a c&4h sale ftr $1,o000, representin the present
appraeeed feir mautt valu,  to the nteetestlh bidder for the cao.
strmction of a bulAftg to be  Nset to the  ovrnet. It Is expained
that the building to be constrUcted on th aite is intended for
occupncy  of the lowest &uervisor, Sugeeu National Peret  his
adminstratie   statt ad aw  other Gowxea4t  agentes  delgnatet by
GSA.  The Statemat conlutes  that the proposed salt so consistAnt
with the objectives and reqzurements for negotiated saes Of surplus
real property as set ath  in section 20a (e)($) of tin loderal Prerty
and Administrative Services Act of 194.9, as emded( 40'.$8      )(3).
In justitication for sch cotaslon  it is stated that the ropeitt
is located within the predetermined desitnated area for the sequoia
ational  Forest headquarters and varehouse coplen; that the price to
oe pa4  for the land will have a direct bearing on the rental rates
offered by the bidders for the lease1 and Consequently taust be prescribed
in the Invitation for Bids for construction and lease of the building;
ad  that those Circumstances make it iractical to advertise publicly
for competitive lids.

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