Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73
§3117 Exclusion of certain property by stipulation of Attorney General
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Lets the Attorney General agree the federal government can leave out parts or rights of property taken by declaration or otherwise.
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Title 40, §3117
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In any condemnation proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Federal Government, the Attorney General may stipulate or agree on behalf of the Government to exclude any part of the property, or any interest in the property, taken by or on behalf of the Government by a declaration of taking or otherwise.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 311740:258f.Oct. 21, 1942, ch. 618, 56 Stat. 797. The words “that may have been, or may be” are omitted as unnecessary.
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40 U.S.C. § 3117
Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73