[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR644.27]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER V--DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 644--REAL ESTATE HANDBOOK--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart A--Project Planning
 
Sec. 644.27  Authority to issue Real Estate Directives.

    Where there is legislative authorization, an appropriation is 
available, and necessary clearances have been obtained, the formal Real 
Estate Directive (designating the land to be acquired, the estate to be 
acquired, and the amount of funds available for the acquisition) will be 
issued by the head of the interested department or agency, or his 
designee.
    (a) Authority to issue all Department of the Army Real Estate 
Directives is vested in the Chief of Engineers. The Chief of Engineers 
has been delegated authority from the Secretary of the Army, and has 
redelegated to Division and District Engineers authority, to approve:
    (1) Acquisition of permits from other Government departments and 
agencies, excepting the use of space in the National Capital Region.
    (2) The making of minor boundary changes in approved projects to 
avoid severance damages, by including or excluding small tracts of land 
which will not decrease the usefulness of the project for the purpose 
for which being acquired.
    (b) The delegated authority referred to in paragraph (a) of this 
section was redelegated to Division and District Engineers, provided it 
can be accomplished without the allotment of additional funds: And 
provided, That there is an existing Real Estate Directive. When there is 
a change in scope (area and/or funds), recommendation will be made to 
the Chief of Engineers for amendment of the directive.
    (c) The Chief of Engineers has been delegated authority to approve 
for the Secretary of the Army leasehold acquisitions, including renewals 
and extensions, and space assignments from the General Services 
Administration, where the estimated annual rental for any single project 
is not in excess of $50,000 and the acquisition is not controversial, 
unusual, or inconsistent with Department of the Army policies, excepting 
the acquisition by lease of industrial and commercial facilities; 
projects requiring a certificate of necessity in accordance with the Act 
of Congress approved June 30, 1932, as amended (40 U.S.C. 278a); and 
space in the National Capital Region. This authority has been 
redelegated to the Division Engineer where the annual rental does not 
exceed $25,000.
    (d) Authority to issue all Department of the Air Force Real Estate 
Di rectives is vested in the Real Property Division, Directorate of 
Engineering and Services, HQ, USAF. Major Air Commands and Air Force 
Regional Civil Engineers may issue Real Estate Directives for 
acquisitions not exceeding $50,000 in cost.
    (1) Division Engineers will assign numbers to Real Estate Directives

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issued by Air Force Regional Civil Engineers. The numbers will be in a 
consecutive series for each Division and will be preceded by a symbol 
identifying the Division to which the directive is issued.
    (2) All revisions to Real Estate Di rectives will be designated as 
amendments to the basic Real Estate Directive and will be appropriately 
numbered.
    (3) Division Engineers will forward the original and one copy of 
each Directive, and each amendment thereto to HQDA (DAEN-REA-L) WASH DC 
20314.
    (4) Commanders of Major Air Commands will approve requests for 
leases, lease renewals, and space assignments from the General Services 
Administration, where the estimated cost of the project does not exceed 
$50,000 per annum, and subject to any necessary clearances, excepting, 
however, the leasehold acquisitions listed in AFR 87-1.
    (e) Authority to issue DOE Real Estate Directives has been delegated 
by the General Manager to the Directors of Operating Divisions, DOE.