Additional leasing authority

§ 2103. Additional leasing authority (a) In addition to the authority vested in him by section 2102 of this title the Postmaster General may— (1) negotiate and enter into lease agreements which do not bind the Government for periods exceeding thirty years, on such terms as the Postmaster General deems to be in the best interests of the United States, for the erection by the lessor of the buildings and improvements for postal purposes as the Postmaster General deems appropriate, on lands sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of by the Postmaster General to, or otherwise acquired by, the lessor; (2) for the purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection, and without regard to sections 630–630h of title 5, sections 471–475,481, 483–492, and 511–514 of title 40, sections 5, 153, and 251–255, 257–260 of title 41, sections 391–401 of title 44, and section 1622 of title 50, appendix— (A) acquire by purchase, condemnation, lease, donation, or otherwise, and on such terms as he deems appropriate to the best interests of the United States, real property and interests therein, for use for postal purposes; and (B) dispose of real property, and interests therein, acquired for use or used for postal purposes by sale, lease, or otherwise, on such terms as he deems appropriate to the best interests of the United States. (b) The Postmaster General may not, for the purpose of this section, dispose of (1) any Government-owned property, or interests therein, acquired pursuant to section 352 of title 40 or (2) any Government-owned property, or interests therein, acquired pursuant to law prior to July 22, 1954, on which there has been constructed a building to be used for postal purposes and which is presently being used for those purposes. (c) Funds available to the Department for the payment of rents may be utilized by the Postmaster General for the purposes of this section.