Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8619 Leases of Waterfront Property From States or Municipalities
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART IV — GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 861 — SECRETARY OF THE NAVY: MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES › § 8619
Summary
The Secretary of the Navy can put a term in leases of waterfront land from a state or city that, when state law or the city charter requires it, makes any buildings or other improvements the United States puts on the land become the state’s or city’s property. This transfer happens when the lease ends, including any renewal.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §8619
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In leasing waterfront property from a State or municipality, the Secretary of the Navy may provide in the lease, where it is required by state law or municipal charter, that, as part or all of the consideration, any improvements placed upon the property by the United States become the property of the lessor when the lease, including any renewal, ends.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 721934 U.S.C. 521.July 1, 1918, ch. 114, 40 Stat. 705 (2d par.).
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7219 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. § 8619
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102