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10 U.S.C. 8619: Leases of waterfront property from States or municipalitiesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 861-SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES
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§8619. Leases of waterfront property from States or municipalities

In leasing waterfront property from a State or municipality, the Secretary of the Navy may provide in the lease, where it is required by state law or municipal charter, that, as part or all of the consideration, any improvements placed upon the property by the United States become the property of the lessor when the lease, including any renewal, ends.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 446 , § 7219; renumbered § 8619, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1836 .)

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7219

34 U.S.C. 521.

July 1, 1918, ch. 114, 40 Stat. 705 (2d par.).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018⁠—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7219 of this title as this section.

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.