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STAT.]

PUBLIC LAW

388-AUG.

12, 1955

Government department, and the title to such real property has been held by the United States continuously since such transfer, then on each date occurring on or after January 1, 1955, and prior to January 1, 1959, on which real property taxes levied by any State or local taxing authority with respect to any period become due, the Government department which has custody and control of such real property shall pay to the appropriate State and local taxing authorities an amount equal to the amount of the real property tax which would be payable to each such State or local taxing authority on such date if legal title to such real property had been held by a private citizen on such date and during all periods to which such date relates. a LIMITATIONS

"SEC. 704. (a) The failure of any Government department to make, or to make timely payment of, any payment authorized by section 703 shall not subject— "(1) any Government department, or any person who is a subsequent purchaser of any real property from any Government department, to the payment of any penalty or penalty interest, or to any payment in lieu of any penalty or penalty interest; or "(2) any real estate or other property or property right to any lien, attachment, foreclosure, garnishment, or other legal proceeding. "(b) No payment shall be made under section 703 with respect to any real property of any of the following categories: "(1) Real property taxable by any State or local taxing authority under any provision of law, or with respect to which any payment in lieu of taxes is payable under any other provision of law. "(2) Real property used or held primarily for any purpose for which real property owned by any private citizen would be exempt from real property tax under the constitution or laws of the State in which the property is situated. "(3) Real property used or held primarily for the rendition of service to or on behalf of the local public, including (but not limited to) the following categories of real property: courthouses; post offices and other property used for purposes incidental to postal operations; and federally owned airports maintained and operated by the Civil Aeronautics Administration. "(4) Office buildings and facilities which are an integral part of, or are used for purposes incidental to the use made of, any properties described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection. "(c) Nothing contained in this title shall establish any liability of any Government department for the payment of any payment in lieu of taxes with respect to any real property for any period before January 1, 1955, or after December 31, 1958. "EFFECTIVE DATE

"SEC. 705. This title shall take effect as of January 1, 1955." Approved August 12, 1955.

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