§2672a. Acquisition: interests in land when need is urgent

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

(1) he or his designee determines is needed in the interest of national defense;

(2) is required to maintain the operational integrity of a military installation; and

(3) considerations of urgency do not permit the delay necessary to include the required acquisition in an annual Military Construction Authorization Act.

(b) Appropriations available for military construction may be used for the purposes of this section. 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. The Secretary of a military department contemplating action under this section shall provide notice, in writing, to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives at least 30 days in advance of any action being taken.

(Added Pub. L. 94–107, title VI, §607(8), Oct. 7, 1975, 89 Stat. 566 ; amended Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, §1405(39), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2624 ; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, §1502(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 502 ; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, §1067(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 774 .)

Amendments

1999-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–65 substituted "and the Committee on Armed Services" for "and the Committee on National Security".

1996-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted "Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives" for "Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives".

1984-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–525, §1405(39)(A), (B), designated first sentence as subsec. (a) and substituted in par. (2) thereof "operational" for "operation".

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–525, §1405(39)(C), (D), designated second sentence as subsec. (b) and substituted "this section shall" for "this provision will" and "Committees on Armed Services" for "Armed Services Committees".