[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR14.32]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
   PART 14--UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, HOSPITALS, OTHER NON-PROFIT, AND COMMERCIAL 
ORGANIZATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart C--Post-Award Requirements
 
Sec. 14.32  Real property.

    The DoC award shall prescribe requirements for recipients concerning 
the use and disposition of real property acquired in whole or in part 
under awards. Unless otherwise provided by statute, such requirements, 
at a minimum, shall contain the following:
    (a) Title to real property shall vest in the recipient subject to 
the condition that the recipient shall use the real property for the 
authorized purpose of the project as long as it is needed, provided 
that, in lieu of title, with the approval of the Grants Officer, the 
recipient may hold a leasehold or other interest in the property 
appropriate to the project purpose. The recipient shall not dispose of 
or encumber the property or any interest therein without approval of the 
Grants Officer.
    (b) The recipient shall obtain written approval by the Grants 
Officer for the use of real property in other federally-sponsored 
projects when the recipient determines that the property is no longer 
needed for the purpose of the original project. Use in other projects 
shall be limited to those under federally-sponsored projects (i.e., 
awards) or programs that have purposes consistent with those authorized 
for support by the DoC.
    (c) When the real property is no longer needed as provided in 
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, the recipient shall request 
disposition instructions from the DoC or its successor Federal awarding 
agency. The responsible Federal agency shall observe one or more of the 
following disposition instructions:
    (1) The recipient may be permitted to retain title without further 
obligation to the Federal Government after it compensates the Federal 
Government for that percentage of the current fair

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market value of the property attributable to the Federal participation 
in the project.
    (2) The recipient may be directed to sell the property under 
guidelines provided by the Grants Officer and pay the Federal Government 
for that percentage of the current fair market value of the property 
attributable to the Federal participation in the project (after 
deducting actual and reasonable selling and fix-up expenses, if any, 
from the sales proceeds). When the recipient is authorized or required 
to sell the property, proper sales procedures shall be established that 
provide for competition to the extent practicable and result in the 
highest possible return.
    (3) The recipient may be directed to transfer title to the property 
to the Federal Government or to an eligible third party provided that, 
in such cases, the recipient shall be entitled to compensation for its 
attributable percentage of the current fair market value of the 
property.