38 U.S.C. § 8166
Section 8166 · Construction standards
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case 121 Fed. Cl. 636 - Fort Howard Senior Housing Associates, LLC v. United States (2015)
Most recently applied in 121 Fed. Cl. 636 - Fort Howard Senior Housing Associates, LLC v. United States (May 2015)
The construction, alteration, repair, remodeling, or improvement of a property that is the subject of an enhanced-use lease shall be carried out so as to comply with all applicable provisions of Federal, State, and local law relating to land use, building standards, permits, and inspections.
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Amendments
2012—Pub. L. 112–154 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows:
“(a) Unless the Secretary provides otherwise, the construction, alteration, repair, remodeling, or improvement of the property that is the subject of the lease shall be carried out so as to comply with all standards applicable to construction of Federal buildings. Any such construction, alteration, repair, remodeling, or improvement shall not be subject to any State or local law relating to land use, building codes, permits, or inspections unless the Secretary provides otherwise.
“(b) Unless the Secretary has provided that Federal construction standards are not applicable to a property, the Secretary shall conduct periodic inspections of any such construction, alteration, repair, remodeling, or improvement for the purpose of ensuring that the standards are met.”
2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–422 inserted “land use,” after “relating to” in second sentence.