[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR327.15]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
                    CHAPTER III--CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
 
PART 327--RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC USE OF WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ADMINISTERED BY THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 327.15  Abandonment and impoundment of personal property.

    (a) Personal property of any kind shall not be abandoned, stored or 
left unattended upon project lands or waters. After a period of 24 
hours, or at any time after a posted closure hour in a public use area 
or for the purpose of providing public safety or resource protection, 
unattended personal property shall be presumed to be abandoned and may 
be impounded and stored at a storage point designated by the District 
Commander, who may assess a reasonable impoundment fee. Such fee shall 
be paid before the impounded property is returned to its owner.
    (b) Personal property placed on Federal lands or waters adjacent to 
a private residence, facility and/or developments of any private nature 
for more than 24 hours without permission of the District Commander 
shall be presumed to have been abandoned and, unless proven otherwise, 
such presumption will be sufficient to impound the property and/or issue 
a citation as provided for in Sec. 327.25.
    (c) The District Commander shall, by public or private sale or 
otherwise, dispose of all lost, abandoned or unclaimed personal property 
that comes into Government custody or control. However, property may not 
be disposed of until diligent effort has been made to find the owner, 
heirs, next of kin or legal representative(s). If the owner, heirs, next 
of kin or legal representative(s) are determined but not found, the 
property may not be disposed of until the expiration of 120 days after 
the date when notice, giving the time and place of the intended sale or 
other disposition, has been sent by certified or registered mail to that 
person at the last known address. When diligent efforts to determine the 
owner, heirs, next of kin or legal representative(s) are unsuccessful, 
the property may be disposed of without delay except that if it has a 
fair market value of $100 or

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more the property may not be disposed of until 90 days after the date it 
is received at the storage point designated by the District Commander. 
The net proceeds from the sale of property shall be conveyed into the 
Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.

[65 FR 6901, Feb. 11, 2000]