[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR12.1]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 12_DISPOSAL AND UTILIZATION OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC
HEALTH PURPOSES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 12.1  Definitions.

    (a) Act means the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
of 1949, 63 Stat. 377 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.). Terms defined in the Act 
and not defined in this section have the meanings given to them in the 
Act.
    (b) Accredited means having the approval of a recognized 
accreditation board or association on a regional, State, or national 
level, such as a State Board of Health. Approval as used above describes 
the formal process carried out by State Agencies and institutions in 
determining that health organizations or programs meet minimum 
acceptance standards.
    (c) Administrator means the Administrator of General Services.
    (d) Assigned property means real and related personal property 
which, in the discretion of the Administrator or his designee, has been 
made available to the Department for transfer for public health 
purposes.
    (e) Department means the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services.
    (f) Disposal agency means the executive agency of the Government 
which has authority to assign property to the Department for transfer 
for public health purposes.
    (g) Excess means any property under the control of any Federal 
agency which is not required for its needs and the discharge of its 
responsibilities, as determined by the head thereof.
    (h) Fair market value means the highest price which the property 
will bring by sale in the open market by a willing seller to a willing 
buyer.
    (i) Holding agency means the Federal agency which has control over 
and accountability for the property involved.
    (j) Nonprofit institution means any institution, organization, or 
association, whether incorporated or unincorporated, no part of the net 
earnings of which inures or may lawfully inure to the benefit of any 
private shareholder or individual, and (except for institutions which 
lease property to assist the homeless under Title V of Pub. L. 100-77) 
which has been held to be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
    (k) Off-site property means surplus buildings, utilities and all 
other removable improvements, including related personal property, to be 
transferred by the Department for removal and use away from the site for 
public health purposes.
    (l) On-site means surplus real property, including related personal 
property, to be transferred by the Department for use in place for 
public health purposes.
    (m) Public benefit allowance means a discount on the sale or lease 
price of real property transferred for public health purposes, 
representing any benefit determined by the Secretary which has accrued 
or may accrue to the United States thereby.
    (n) Related personal property means any personal property: (1) Which 
is located on and is (i) an integral part of, or (ii) useful in the 
operation of real property; or (2) which is determined by the 
Administrator to be otherwise related to the real property.
    (o) Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
    (p) State means a State of the United States, and includes the 
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the 
Territories and possessions of the United States.
    (q) Surplus when used with respect to real property means any excess 
real property not required for the needs and the discharge of the 
responsibilities of all Federal agencies as determined by the 
Administrator.

[45 FR 72173, Oct. 31, 1980, as amended at 53 FR 7745, Mar. 10, 1988]