14 U.S.C. § 641 : US Code - Section 641: Disposal of certain material

Search 14 U.S.C. § 641 : US Code - Section 641: Disposal of certain material

(a) The Commandant subject to applicable regulations under
subtitle I of title 40 and title III of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) may
dispose of, with or without charge, to the Coast Guard Auxiliary,
including any incorporated unit thereof, to the sea-scout service
of the Boy Scouts of America, and to any public body or private
organization not organized for profit having an interest therein
for historical or other special reasons, such obsolete or other
material as may not be needed for the Coast Guard.
(b) The Commandant may, under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary, sell apparatus or equipment manufactured by or in use in
the Coast Guard, which is not readily procurable in the open
market. The money received from such sale shall be deposited in the
Treasury to the credit of the current appropriation from which
purchase of similar apparatus or equipment is authorized.
(c)(1) The Commandant may -
(A) provide for the sale of recyclable materials that the Coast
Guard holds;
(B) provide for the operation of recycling programs at Coast
Guard installations; and
(C) designate Coast Guard installations that have qualified
recycling programs for the purposes of subsection (d)(2).
(2) Recyclable materials shall be sold in accordance with
sections 541-555 of title 40, except that the Commandant may
conduct sales of materials for which the proceeds of sale will not
exceed $5,000 under regulations prescribed by the Commandant.
(d)(1) Proceeds from the sale of recyclable materials at a Coast
Guard installation shall be credited to funds available for
operations and maintenance at that installation in amounts
sufficient to cover operations, maintenance, recycling equipment,
and overhead costs for processing recyclable materials at the
installation.
(2) If, after funds are credited, a balance remains available to
a Coast Guard installation and the installation has a qualified
recycling program, not more than 50 percent of that balance may be
used at the installation for projects for pollution abatement,
energy conservation, and occupational safety and health activities.
The cost of the project may not be greater than 50 percent of the
amount permissible for a minor construction project.
(3) The remaining balance available to a Coast Guard,(!1)
installation may be transferred to the Coast Guard Morale, Welfare,
and Recreation Program.
(e) If the balance available to the Coast Guard installation
under this section at the end of a fiscal year is in excess of
$200,000, the amount of that excess shall be deposited in the
general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating and ascribed to
Coast Guard activities.