conveyances of real and personal property, facilities, and services, and otherwise, and may by law take other action in aid of urban renewal or housing or related activities.

SEC. 4. Each and every part of Public Law 6-135, approved December 18, 1962, heretofore enacted by the Legislature of Guam dealing with any part of the subject matter of this Act and not inconsistent herewith is ratified and confirmed.

SEC. 5. Powers granted herein shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any powers granted by other law to, or for the benefit or assistance of, any public corporate authority.

Approved November 4, 1963.

GROUP PRACTICE FACILITIES MORTGAGE INSURANCE

See:

National Housing Act, Title XI..

p. 149

PROPERTY DISPOSAL

ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY ACT OF 1955

[Public Law 221, 84th Congress; 69 Stat. 471; 42 U.S.C. 2301]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955".

CHAPTER 1. DECLARATION, FINDINGS, AND PURPOSE

SEC. 11. DECLARATION OF POLICY.-It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States of America that Government ownership and management of the communities owned by the Atomic Energy Commission shall be terminated in an expeditious manner which is consistent with and will not impede the accomplishment of the purposes and programs established by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. To that end, it is desired at each community to

a. facilitate the establishment of local self-government;

b. provide for the orderly transfer to local entities of municipal functions, municipal installations, and utilities; and

c. provide for the orderly sale to private purchasers of property within those communities with a minimum of dislocation. SEC. 12. FINDINGS.-The Congress of the United States hereby makes the following findings concerning the communities owned by the Atomic Energy Commission:

a. The continued morale of project-connected persons is essential to the common defense and security of the United States.

b. In issuing rules and regulations required or permitted under this Act for the disposal of the communities and in disposing of the communities in accordance with the provisions of this Act and in accordance with the rules and regulations required or permitted by this Act, the Commission is acting under authority delegated to it by the Congress.

c. Funds of the United States may be provided for the disposal of the communities and for assistance in the operation of the communities thereafter under conditions which will provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare.

SEC. 13. PURPOSE.-It is the purpose of this Act to effectuate the policies set forth above by providing for

a. the maintenance of conditions which will not impede the recruitment and retention of personnel essential to the atomic energy program;

b. the obligation of the United States to contribute to the support of municipal functions in a manner commensurate with

(1) the fiscal problems peculiar to the communities by reason of their construction as national defense installations, and

(2) the municipal and other burdens imposed on the governmental or other entities at the communities by the United States in its operations at or near the communities;

c. the opportunity for the residents of the communities to assume the obligations and privileges of local self-government; and d. the encouragement of the construction of new homes at the communities.

CHAPTER 2. DEFINITIONS

SEC. 21. DEFINITIONS.-The intent of Congress in the definitions as given in this section should be construed from the words or phrases used in the definitions. As used in this Act

a. The term "Commission" means the Atomic Energy Commission. b. The term "community" means that area at

(1) Oak Ridge, Tennessee, designated on a map on file at the principal office of the Commission, entitled "Minimum Geographic Area, Oak Ridge, Tennessee", bearing the legend "Boundary Line, Minimum Geographic Area, Oak Ridge, Tennessee" and marked "Approved, 21 April 1955, K. D. Nichols, General Manager"; or

(2) Richland, Washington, designated on a map on file at the principal office of the Commission, entitled "Minimum Geographic Area, Richland, Washington", bearing the legend "Boundary Line, Minimum Geographic Area, Richland, Washington" and marked "Approved, 21 April 1955, K. D. Nichols, General Manager"; or

(3) Los Alamos, New Mexico, designated on a map on file at the principal office of the Commission, entitled "Minimum Geographic Area, Los Alamos, New Mexico," bearing the legend "Boundary Line, Minimum Geographic Area, Los Alamos, New Mexico" and marked "Approved, April 5, 1962, A. R. Luedecke, General Manager."

c. The term "house" includes the lot on which the house stands.

d. The term "member of a family" means any person who, on the first offering date, resides in the same dwelling unit with one or more of the following relatives (including those having the same relationship through marriage or legal adoption): spouse, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, son, daughter, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, or first cousin.

e. The term "mortgage" shall include deeds of trust and such other classes of lien as are given to secure advances on, or the unpaid purchase price of real estate under the laws of the State in which the real estate is located.

f. The term "municipal installation" includes, without limitation, schools, hospitals, police and fire protection systems, sewerage and refuse disposal plants, water supply and distribution installations, streets and roads, libraries, parks, playgrounds and recreational means, municipal government buildings, other properties suitable for municipal or comparable local public service purposes, and any fixtures, equipment, or other property appropriate to the operation, maintenance or repair of the foregoing.

1 Sec. 1 of Public Law 87-719, approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 664, added subsection (3).

g. The term "occupant" means a person who, on the date on which the property in question is first offered for sale, is entitled to residential occupancy of the Government-owned house in question, or of a family dwelling unit in such house, in accordance with a lease or license agreement with the Commission or its property-management contractor.

h. The term "offering date" means the date the property in question is offered for sale.

i. The term "project area" means that area which on the effective date of this Act constitutes the Federal area at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, or Hanford, Washington, or that area which, on the date Los Alamos is included within this Act, constitutes the County of Los Alamos, New Mexico, excluding therefrom, however, that land which is, on said date, under the administrative control of the National Park Service of the Department of the Interior.

j. The term "project-connected person" means any person who, on the first offering date, is regularly employed at the project area in one of the following capacities:

(1) An officer or employee of the Commission or any of its contractors or subcontractors, or of the United States or any agency thereof (including members of the Armed Forces), or of a State or political subdivision or agency thereof;

(2) An officer or employee employed at a school or hospital located in the project area;

(3) A person engaged in or employed in the project area by any professional, commercial, or industrial enterprise occupying premises located in the project area; or

(4) An officer or employee of any church or nonprofit organization occupying premises located in the project area.

k. The term "resident" means any person who, on the date on which the property in question is first offered for sale is either

(1) an occupant in a residential unit designated for sale at the community, or

(2) a project-connected person who is entitled, in accordance with a lease or similar agreement, to residential occupancy of privately owned rental housing in the community.

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1. The term "utility" means any electrical distribution system, any 2 natural gas distribution system, any public transportation system, or any public communication system, and any fixtures, equipment, or other property appropriate to the operation, maintenance or repair of the foregoing.

m.3 The terms "single" and "single family" when used in connection with "house" or "residential property" shall include each separate unit of a residential structure which the Commission has classified as a residential structure containing two or more separate single family units pursuant to section 41c. of this Act.

CHAPTER 3. LOTS, APPRAISALS, AND PRICES

SEC. 31. LOTS.-The Commission is authorized to plat each community immediately upon passage of this Act, or immediately upon

1 Sec. 2 of Public Law 87-719, approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 664, added the remainder of this sentence.

2 Sec. 3 of Public Law 87-719, approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 664, inserted “any natural gas distribution system.'

3 Added by sec. 4 of Public Law 87-719, approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 664.

the inclusion of the community within the provisions of this Act. The Commission may establish lot boundaries, and realine, divide, or enlarge existing tracts as it deems appropriate.

SEC. 32. APPRAISALS.-The Commission shall proceed to secure appraisals of all property at the community which is to be sold pursuant to this Act. The appraisals shall be made by the Federal Housing Commissioner or his designee. The Federal Housing Commissioner shall be reimbursed from the Community Disposal Operations Fund for the cost of such appraisals. Appraisals made under this section shall be the appraisals on which the Federal Housing Commissioner may insure any mortgage or loan under the National Housing Act until such time as he finds that the appraisal values generally in the community no longer represent the fair market values of the properties.

SEC. 33. BASIS OF APPRAISAL.-Except for lots sold pursuant to the provisions of section 57a., the appraised value shall be the current fair market value of the Government's interest in the property.

SEC. 34. POSTING.-Lists showing the appraised value of each parcel of property to be offered for sale to priority purchasers shall, prior to the offering of such property for sale, be made available for public inspection, at reasonable times, at the offices of the Commission at the community.

SEC. 35. SALES PRICES.

a. In the sale to priority purchasers of properties on which are located Government-owned single or duplex houses, the sales price shall be the appraised value less a deduction of 15 per centum of the appraised value and less the deductions provided by section

36.

b. In all other cases the sales price to priority purchasers shall be the appraised value less the deductions provided by section 36, except that sales made under sections 53 b. and c. shall be made at the prices set forth therein.

c.2 The appraised value of the Government's interest in commercial property shall, in the cases where renegotiation of the lease is requested by the lessee under the provisions of section 161 e. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, be based upon the renegotiated lease if any is agreed on. Where such renegotiations are requested, the sales proceedings shall not be initiated until the completion of the renegotiation.

SEC. 36. IMPROVEMENTS.—

a. In addition to any other deduction which may be permitted from the sales price for property, there shall, upon application by the prospective purchaser, be deducted the amount by which the current fair market value of the Government's interest in the premises is enhanced as a result of improvements to the premises

1 Immediately prior to amendment by sec. 5 of Public Law 87-719, approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 664, this sentence read: "The Commission shall reimburse the Federal Housing Commissioner for the cost of such appraisals."

Subsection c. was added by sec. 202 of Public Law 85-162, 85th Congress, approved August 21, 1957, 71 Stat. 403, 410.

Sec. 203 of Public Law 85-162, 85th Congress, approved August 21, 1957, 71 Stat. 403, 410 provides that "The Atomic Energy Commission, the Federal Housing Administration, and the Housing and Home Finance Agency shall report to the Joint Committee by January 31, 1958, with respect to the renegotiations, reappraisals, and sales proceedings authorized.'

The word "residential" deleted at this place by sec. 1 of Public Law 802, 84th Congress, approved July 25, 1956, 70 Stat. 658.