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10 U.S.C. § 7776

Emergency construction: fortifications

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10 U.S.C. § 7776 — Emergency construction: fortifications

U.S.C. Title 10 - ARMED FORCES 10 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle B - Army PART IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT CHAPTER 779 - REAL PROPERTY Sec. 7776 - Emergency construction: fortifications From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§7776. Emergency construction: fortifications

If in an emergency the President considers it urgent, a temporary fort or fortification may be built on private land if the owner consents in writing.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 270, §4776; Pub. L. 91–393, §5, Sept. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 835; renumbered §7776, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.)

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)

4776 50:178. Apr. 11, 1898, J. Res. 21, 30 Stat. 737.

The word "important" is omitted as covered by the word "urgent". The words "upon which such work is to be placed" are omitted as surplusage.

Editorial Notes

Amendments 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4776 of this title as this section. 1970—Pub. L. 91–393 struck out at end "In such a case, section 175 of title 50 does not apply."

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

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