Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§7776 Emergency Construction: Fortifications
Title 10 › Subtitle B — Army › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › CHAPTER 779 — REAL PROPERTY › § 7776
Summary
The President can allow a temporary fort or other defensive work to be put on private land during an urgent emergency if the landowner gives written permission.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §7776
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If in an emergency the President considers it urgent, a temporary fort or fortification may be built on private land if the owner consents in writing.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 477650:178.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.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 4776 of this title as this section. 1970—Pub. L. 91–393 struck out at end “In such a case, section 175 of title 50 does not apply.”
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.
Reference
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7776
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102