Enhanced Use Lease at
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Authority
- § 7409, Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, P.L. 110-246 (112 Stat. 1651)
Description
- Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) authority for USDA is a pilot technology transfer tool delegated to the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). This program differs from other agencies with EUL authority in its use strictly as a technology transfer tool, i.e., tenants must establish either a joint research project, or be a licensee of a USDA technology in order to qualify. Pilot authority runs through the duration of the Farm Bill, and is restricted to ARS Beltsville Area and the National Agriculture Library only.
Features/Characteristics
- The Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) Authority under Section 7409 authorizes the Secretary to lease real property, both facility space and land, at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) and the National Agricultural Library (NAL) on terms and conditions acceptable to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) if the lease is consistent with and will not adversely affect the mission of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), will enhance the use of the property, and will not allow use of the property for public retail or wholesale of merchandise or residential development.
I.P. and Resource Commitment
- A lease cannot allow for the construction of facilities financed by nonfederal sources to be used by an agency, except for incidental use. A lease cannot include any property that the agency needs to carry out its mission.
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