I hear the US Government gives away valuable land and materialto the BSA, is this true?
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This article is from the Scouting FAQ, by Bill Nelson nelsonb@nospam.aztec.asu.edu, Soaring Golden Eagle eagle@rangernet.org and Alan Houser troop24@emf.net with numerous contributions by others.
I hear the US Government gives away valuable land and materialto the BSA, is this true?
Date: 12 Feb 2002
Q. I hear the US Government gives away valuable land
and material to the BSA, is this true?
A. As of this date, BSA receives no Government grants.
Some federal agencies may allow the use of, donate,
or sell different assets to nonprofit organizations:
Federal land used by BSA for camps:
Some Federal agencies may allow nonprofit organizations
to use public land for camps
as long as such nonprofit organizations are willing to
perform services, as directed by the agency that will
yield a valuable benefit to the public.
(ref: 16 USC Sec. 539f)
Gift or Sale of obsolete or excess material:
Certain agencies may give or sell obsolete or excess
material to and to any public body or private
nonprofit organization. Sales under these sections shall
be at fair value to the agency, including packing,
handling, and transportation. (ref: 14 USC Sec. 641)
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