US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

40 U.S.C. § 8101

Supervision of public buildings and grounds in District of Columbia not otherwise provided for by law

(a)

In General .—

Under regulations the President prescribes, the Administrator of General Services shall have charge of the public buildings and grounds in the District of Columbia, except those buildings and grounds which otherwise are provided for by law.
(b)

Notice of Unlawful Occupancy .—

If the Administrator, or the officer under the direction of the Administrator who is in immediate charge of those public buildings and grounds, decides that an individual is unlawfully occupying any part of that public land, the Administrator or officer in charge shall notify the United States marshal for the District of Columbia in writing of the unlawful occupation.
(c)

Ejection of Trespasser .—

The marshal shall have the trespasser ejected from the public land and shall restore possession of the land to the officer charged by law with the custody of the land.

Pub. L. 107–217116 Stat. 1204(, , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

8101

40:19.

R.S. § 1797; Apr. 28, 1902, ch. 594, [§] 1 (6th par. on p. 152), 32 Stat. 152.

section 3 of the Act of February 26, 192543 Stat. 98348 Stat. 38953 Stat. 142663 Stat. 380In this chapter, the words “Administrator of General Services” are substituted for “Chief of Engineers” [subsequently changed to “Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital” because of (ch. 339, ), “Director of the National Park Service” because of section 2 of Executive Order No. 6166 (eff. ) and the Act of (ch. 38, ), and “Public Buildings Administrator” because of sections 301 and 303 of Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939 (eff. , , 1427)] because of section 103(a) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (ch. 288, ), which is restated as section 303(c) [303(b)] of the revised title.

section 3 of the Act of February 26, 192543 Stat. 983In subsection (a), the words “through the War Department” in section 1797 of the Revised Statutes are omitted because of (ch. 339, ).

In subsection (b), the words “If the Administrator . . . decides” are substituted for “when it shall be made to appear to the said Administrator” for clarity. The words “in the District of Columbia” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “the Administrator and the officer in charge” are substituted for “the officer in charge” for clarity.