Title 10Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§9776 Emergency construction: fortifications

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle D— - Air Force and Space Force › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › Chapter CHAPTER 979— - REAL PROPERTY › § 9776

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Title 10, §9776

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If in an emergency the President considers it urgent, a temporary installation or fortification may be built on private land if the owner consents in writing.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 977650:178.Apr. 11, 1898, J. Res. 21, 30 Stat. 737. The word “important” is omitted as covered by the word “urgent”. The words “upon which such work is to be placed” are omitted as surplusage.

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Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “installation” for “air base”. 1970—Pub. L. 91–393 struck out “In such a case, section 175 of title 50 does not apply.”

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10 U.S.C. § 9776

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73