---
kind: "unit"
title: "40"
title_heading: "Public Buildings, Property, and Works"
key: "stI/ch1"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 1"
heading: "General"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/40/stI-ch1"
sections_count: 11
---

# Chapter 1 — General

Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works › Subtitle I — Federal Property and Administrative Services

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — Purpose and Definitions](/usc/40/stI-ch1-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Scope](/usc/40/stI-ch1-schII.md)
- [Subchapter III — Administrative and General](/usc/40/stI-ch1-schIII.md)