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Title 50 — War and National Defense

Chapter 18 — Air-Warning Screen

§ 492. Acquisition of land

Statutory text

In furtherance of section 491 of this title, the Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to make surveys and to acquire lands and rights pertaining thereto or other interests therein, including the temporary use thereof, by donation, purchase, exchange of Government-owned lands, or otherwise, and to place permanent and temporary improvements thereon whether such lands are held in fee or under lease, or under other temporary tenure.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 81–41 § 2 · 63 Stat. 17

    Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 492

    (Mar. 30, 1949, ch. 41, § 2, 63 Stat. 17.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Mar. 30, 1949, ch. 41, § 2, 63 Stat. 17.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 2. In furtherance of the above, the Secretary of the Air Force Surveys, etc. is authorized to make surveys and to acquire lands and rights pertaining thereto or other interests therein, including the temporary use thereof, by donation, purchase, exchange of Government-owned lands, or otherwise, and to place permanent and temporary improvements thereon whether such lands are held in fee or under lease, or under other temporary tenure.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Mar. 30, 1949, ch. 41, § 2, 63 Stat. 17.)

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