**(a) Repair, reconstruction, restoration, or replacement of United States facilities** The President may authorize any Federal agency to repair, reconstruct, restore, or replace any facility owned by the United States and under the jurisdiction of such agency which is damaged or destroyed by any major disaster if he determines that such repair, reconstruction, restoration, or replacement is of such importance and urgency that it cannot reasonably be deferred pending the enactment of specific authorizing legislation or the making of an appropriation for such purposes, or the obtaining of congressional committee approval.
**(b) Availability of funds appropriated to agency for repair, reconstruction, restoration, or replacement of agency facilities** In order to carry out the provisions of this section, such repair, reconstruction, restoration, or replacement may be begun notwithstanding a lack or an insufficiency of funds appropriated for such purpose, where such lack or insufficiency can be remedied by the transfer, in accordance with law, of funds appropriated to that agency for another purpose.
**(c) Steps for mitigation of hazards** In implementing this section, Federal agencies shall evaluate the natural hazards to which these facilities are exposed and shall take appropriate action to mitigate such hazards, including safe land-use and construction practices, in accordance with standards prescribed by the President.
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**(a) Repair, reconstruction, restoration, or replacement of United States facilities** The President may authorize any Federal agency to repair, reconstruct, restore, or replace any facility owned by the United States and under the jurisdiction of such agency which is damaged or destroyed by any major disaster if he determines that such repair, reconstruction, restoration, or replacement is of such importance and urgency that it cannot reasonably be deferred pending the enactment of specific authorizing legislation or the making of an appropriation for such purposes, or the obtaining of congressional committee approval.
**(b) Availability of funds appropriated to agency for repair, reconstruction, restoration, or replacement of agency facilities** In order to carry out the provisions of this section, such repair, reconstruction, restoration, or replacement may be begun notwithstanding a lack or an insufficiency of funds appropriated for such purpose, where such lack or insufficiency can be remedied by the transfer, in accordance with law, of funds appropriated to that agency for another purpose.
**(c) Steps for mitigation of hazards** In implementing this section, Federal agencies shall evaluate the natural hazards to which these facilities are exposed and shall take appropriate action to mitigate such hazards, including safe land-use and construction practices, in accordance with standards prescribed by the President.
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
§ 5171. Federal facilities
(a) Repair, reconstruction, restoration, or re-
placement of United States facilities
The President may authorize any Federal
agency to repair, reconstruct, restore, or replace
any facility owned by the United States and
under the jurisdiction of such agency which is
damaged or destroyed by any major disaster if
he determines that such repair, reconstruction,
restoration, or replacement is of such impor-
tance and urgency that it cannot reasonably be
deferred pending the enactment of specific au-
thorizing legislation or the making of an appro-
priation for such purposes, or the obtaining of
congressional committee approval.
(b) Availability of funds appropriated to agency
for repair, reconstruction, restoration, or re-
placement of agency facilities
In order to carry out the provisions of this sec-
tion, such repair, reconstruction, restoration, or
replacement may be begun notwithstanding a
lack or an insufficiency of funds appropriated
for such purpose, where such lack or insuffi-
ciency can be remedied by the transfer, in ac-
cordance with law, of funds appropriated to that
agency for another purpose.
(c) Steps for mitigation of hazards
In implementing this section, Federal agencies
shall evaluate the natural hazards to which
these facilities are exposed and shall take appro-
priate action to mitigate such hazards, includ-
ing safe land-use and construction practices, in
accordance with standards prescribed by the
President.
(Pub. L. 93–288, title IV, § 405, formerly § 401, May
22, 1974, 88 Stat. 153; renumbered § 405, Pub. L.
100–707, title I, § 106(a)(2), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.
4696.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 405 of Pub. L. 93–288 was classified to
section 5175 of this title prior t