Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§8623 Acquisition of land for radio stations and for other purposes
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— - Navy and Marine Corps › Part PART IV— - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 861— - SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES › § 8623
Summary
The Secretary of the Navy and the official in charge of any federal land can agree to use that land as a site for a Navy radio station. If the President orders it, the land may be moved into Navy control to be used for a radio station or any other Navy purpose.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §8623
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Land of the United States that is under the control of any department or agency of the United States may be mutually selected as a site for a naval radio station by the Secretary of the Navy and the head of the department or agency having control of the land. By direction of the President, land so selected may be transferred to and placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy for use as a naval radio station or for any other naval purpose.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 722334 U.S.C. 523.Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 417, 39 Stat. 606 (3d proviso). The word “agency” is substituted for the word “branch” to conform to present terminology. The words “by the Secretary of the Navy and the head of the department or agency having control of the land” are added to identify the officials who “mutually” select the site.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7223 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment 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.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8623
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73