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PUBLIC LAW 139—SEPT. I, 1951

in his discretion, upon request of the Secretary of Defense or his designee, transfer to the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense without reimbursement any land, improvements, housing, or community facilities constructed or acquired under the provisions of this title and considered by the Department of Defense to be required for the purposes of the said Department. Upon the transfer of any such property to the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, the laws, rules, and regulations relating to property of the Department of Defense shall be applicable to the property so transferred, and the provisions of this title and the rules and regulations issued thereunder shall no longer apply. SEC, 307. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the acquisition by the United States of any real property pursuant to this title or title IV of this Act shall not deprive any State or political subdivision thereof of its civil or criminal jurisdiction in and over such property, or impair the civil or other rights under the State or local law of the inhabitants of such property. Any proceedings by the United States for the recovery of possession of any property or project acquired, developed, or constructed under this title or title IV of this Act may be brought in the courts of the States having jurisdiction of such causes. SEC. 308. The Administrator shall pay from rentals annual sums in lieu of taxes and special assessments to any State and/or political subdivision thereof, with respect to any real property, including improvements thereon, acquired and held by him under this title for residential purposes (or for commercial purposes incidental thereto), whether or not such property is or has been held in the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States. The amount so paid for any year upon such property shall approximate the taxes and special assessments which would be paid to the State and/.or subdivision, as the case may be, upon such property if it were not exempt from taxation and special assessments, with such allowance as may be considered by him to be appropriate for expenditures by the Federal Government for the provision or maintenance of streets, utilities, or other public services to serve such property. SEC. 309, I n carrying out this title— (a) notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, so far as is consistent with emergency needs, contracts shall be subject to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes; (b) the cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost system of contracting shall not be used, but contracts may be made on a cost-plus-afixed-fee basis: Provided, That the fixed fee shall not exceed 6 per centum of the estimated cost; (c) wherever practicable, existing private and public community facilities shall be utilized or such facilities shall be extended, enlarged, or equipped in lieu of constructing new facilities; and (d) all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any community facilities constructed by the United States pursuant to the authority contained in this title shall (if such agency is willing to accept such facility and operate the same for the purpose for which it was constructed) be disposed of to the appropriate State, city, or other local agency having responsibility for such type of facility in the area not later than one year after the expiration date specified in title I hereof, and subject to the conditions and requirements hereafter prescribed by the Congress. SEC. 310. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the wages of every laborer and mechanic employed on any construction, maintenance, repair, or demolition work authorized by this title shall be computed on a basic day rate of eight hours per day and work in

C i v i l or criminal jurisdiction. Post, p. 310.

Payments in lieu of taxes, etc.

Contracts. 41 U.S.C. § 5.

Utilization of c:dsting facilities.

Disposition of U. S. rights, etc.

Aide, p. 293. Overtime pay.

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