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Title 50 — War and National Defense

Chapter 19 — Guided Missiles

§ 502. Acquisition of land

Statutory text

The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized in discharging the authority given in section 501 of this title to make surveys, to acquire lands and rights or other interests pertaining thereto, including the temporary use thereof, by donation, purchase, exchange of Government-owned lands, or otherwise, without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31. Prior to the acquisition under the authority of this section of any lands or rights or other interests pertaining thereto, the Secretary of the Air Force shall come into agreement with the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives with respect to the acquisition of such lands, rights, or other interests.

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. 81–98 § 2 · 63 Stat. 66

    Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 502

    (May 11, 1949, ch. 98, § 2, 63 Stat. 66.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (May 11, 1949, ch. 98, § 2, 63 Stat. 66.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized in discharging the authority given in the preceding section to make surveys, to acquire lands and rights or other interests pertaining thereto, including the temporary use thereof, by donation, purchase, exchange of Government-owned 31 U. S. C. § 529. lands, or otherwise, without regard to section 3648, Revised Agreement with Armed Services Committees. Statutes, as amended. Prior to the acquisition under the authority of this section of any lands or rights or other interests pertaining thereto, the Secretary of the Air Force shall come into agreement with the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives with respect to the acquisition of such lands, rights, or other interests.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

“Section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31” substituted in text for “section 3648, Revised Statutes, as amended [31 U.S.C. 529]” on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), , 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.

Credits

(May 11, 1949, ch. 98, § 2, 63 Stat. 66.)

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