disposition of excess federal property to rural fire forces

disposition of excess federal property to rural fire forces Sec. 1504. Section 402 of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (86 Stat. 670; 7 U.S.C. 2652) is amended by inserting “(a)” before the first sentence and adding at the end thereof new subsections (b) and (c) as follows: “(b) The Secretary, with cooperation and assistance from the Administrator of the General Services Administration, shall encourage the use of excess personal property (within the meaning of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949) by rural fire forces receiving assistance under this title. “(c) To promote maximum program effectiveness and economy, the Secretary shall closely coordinate the assistance provided under this title with assistance provided under other fire protection and rural development programs administered by the Secretary.”.