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P U B L I C LAW 2 2 1 - A U G. 4, 1955

Post, p. 482.

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CHAPTEK 10. TRANSFER OF F U N C T I O N S, ANU R E VI E W

Sec. 101. Transfer of functions. Sec. 102. Review. Sec. 103. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Post, p. 483.

CHAPTEK 11. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

111. Powers of the Commission. 112. Qualification to purchase. 113. Contract forms. 114. Evidence. 115. Administrative review. 116. Repossession. =.,o: i; 117. N e t proceeds. 118. Appropriations. 119. Sepal-ability of provisions. 201. Amendment to National Housing Act. 202. Amendment to Public Law 874.

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C H A P T E R 1. D E C L A R A T I O N, F I N D I N G S, A N D P U R P O S E 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 pur42 ^*usc*^*20ii Po^^^ ^^^ programs established by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. note. 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 ownied 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. I n 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;

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