Management of Title and Granting Use of Real Property
Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
22 April 2024
*Army Regulation 405-80
Effective 22 May 2024
Real Estate
Management of Title and Granting Use of Real Property
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
RANDY A. GEORGE
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff
MARK F. AVERILL
Administrative Assistant to the
Secretary of the Army
History. This publication is a major revision.
Summary. This regulation provides policy on management of title and granting use of Army-controlled real property. It assigns responsibility and delegates authority to approve real property availability; and to issue, execute, manage, renew, supplement, and revoke outgrants authorizing the use of Army real property and to perform certain real property management activities.
Applicability. This regulation applies to all Army personnel responsible for Army real property, including the members of the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.
Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Chief of Engineers. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy
proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific requirements.
Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix D).
Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without the prior approval of the Chief of Engineers (CEMP-CR), 441 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20314-1000.
Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the office of the Chief of Engineers (CEMP-CR), 441 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20314-1000.
Distribution. This regulation is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.
TOCTable of Contents
Chapter 1General
Chapter 2Responsibilities
Chapter 3Outgrants
Chapter 4Management of Title
Chapter 5Federal Legislative Jurisdiction
Chapter 6Annexation
Chapter 7Mineral Exploration and Extraction
Chapter 8Water Rights and Water Resource Management
Chapter 9Real Property Audit Accountability Requirements
All outgrants will be properly recorded by the real property accountable organization in their APSR in accordance with AR 405 – 45. Outgrants for property that is reported by an accountable organization in their APSR will also be documented in the appropriate USACEUSACEUnited States Army Corps of Engineers database using the same real property unique identifier obtained by the ac-countable organization.
