# 48 U.S.C. § 1545: Lease and sale of public property; conveyance of title in certain lands to the government of Virgin Islands

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## Section

- **Citation:** 48 U.S.C. § 1545
- **Heading:** Lease and sale of public property; conveyance of title in certain lands to the government of Virgin Islands
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS > CHAPTER 12—VIRGIN ISLANDS [1954] > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

## Text

The Secretary of the Interior shall be authorized to lease or to sell upon such terms as he may deem advantageous to the Government of the United States any property of the United States under his administrative supervision in the Virgin Islands not needed for public purposes.

( July 22, 1954, ch. 558, § 31 , 68 Stat. 510 ; Pub. L. 93–435, § 3 , Oct. 5, 1974 , 88 Stat. 1211 ; Pub. L. 96–205, title IV, § 401(a) , Mar. 12, 1980 , 94 Stat. 88 .)

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