§2672. Acquisition: interests in land when cost is not more than $200,000

(a)(1) The Secretary of a military department may acquire any interest in land that-

(A) the Secretary determines is needed in the interest of national defense; and

(B) does not cost more than $200,000, exclusive of administrative costs and the amounts of any deficiency judgments.

(2) This section does not apply to the acquisition, as a part of the same project, of more than one parcel of land unless the parcels are noncontiguous, or, if contiguous, unless the total cost is not more than $200,000.

(b) The authority to acquire an interest in land under this section includes authority to make surveys and acquire interests in land (including temporary use), by gift, purchase, exchange of land owned by the United States, or otherwise.

(Added Pub. L. 85–861, §1(51), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1459 ; amended Pub. L. 87–651, title I, §112(a), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 511 ; Pub. L. 92–145, title VII, §707(2), (3), Oct. 27, 1971, 85 Stat. 411 ; Pub. L. 96–418, title VIII, §806(a), Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1777 ; Pub. L. 99–167, title VIII, §810(a), (b)(1), Dec. 3, 1985, 99 Stat. 989 , 990; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII, §1343(a)(16), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3993 ; Pub. L. 100–456, div. B, title XXVIII, §2804, Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2115 .)

The word "land" is omitted as covered by the words "any interest in land". The words "This section does not apply to the acquisition" are substituted for the words "The authority under this section may not, however, be used to acquire". The words "as a part of the same project" are inserted for clarity.

This section effectuates the amendment to be source law by Pub. L. 85–685.

Amendments

1988-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–456, §2804(1), substituted "The" for "Subject to subsection (b), the".

Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 100–456, §2804(2), (3), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: "The Secretary of a military department may not enter into a contract under this section for the acquisition of any interest in land the cost of which exceeds $100,000 unless-

"(1) the Secretary has notified the appropriate committees of Congress of his intent to acquire such interest, the cost of the interest, and the reasons for acquiring the interest; and

"(2) a period of 21 days has elapsed from the date the notification is received by the committees."

1986-Pub. L. 99–661 substituted "interests" for "interest" in section catchline, designated first sentence of subsec. (a) as par. (1) and, in subpar. (A) of par. (1) as so designated, substituted "the Secretary" for "he or his designate", designated second sentence of subsec. (a) as par. (2), and designated third sentence of subsec. (a) as subsec. (c).

1985-Pub. L. 99–167 substituted "interest in land when cost is not more than $200,000" for "interests in land when cost is not more than $100,000" in section catchline and, in text, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and in subsec. (a) as so designated, substituted "Subject to subsection (b), the" for "The", redesignated cls. (1) and (2) as (A) and (B), substituted "$200,000" for "$100,000" in two places, and added subsec. (b).

1980-Pub. L. 96–418 substituted "$100,000" for "$50,000" in section catchline and in text.

1971-Pub. L. 92–145 substituted "$50,000" for "$25,000" in section catchline and in two places in text, and included in the acquisition authority, the authority to make surveys and acquire interests in land (including temporary use) by gift, purchase, exchange of land owned by the United States, or otherwise, respectively.

1962-Pub. L. 87–651 substituted "$25,000" for "$5,000" in section catchline and in two places in text, and "he or his designee determines is needed" for "he determines is urgently needed" in cl. (1).

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 100–456 effective Oct. 1, 1988, see section 2702 of Pub. L. 100–456, set out as a note under section 2391 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 2673 of this title.