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Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102

§8725 Acquisition by Condemnation and Purchase

Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART IV — GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 869 — NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES › § 8725

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the Secretary cannot make acceptable land exchanges or conservation deals under section 8724, the Secretary, with the President’s approval, may acquire privately owned lands and leases. The Secretary may buy land inside the naval petroleum reserves or outside on the same geologic structure. The Secretary may also take land by condemnation inside Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, or outside that reserve on the same geologic structure if there is substantial drainage. The Secretary must report every year to Congress all purchase and condemnation actions taken under this rule.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §8725

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(a)Whenever the Secretary is unable to make arrangements he considers satisfactory for exchanges of land or agreements for conservation authorized by section 8724 of this title, the Secretary may acquire, with the approval of the President, such privately owned lands and leases—
(1)by purchase, inside the naval petroleum reserves, or outside those reserves on the same geologic structure; and
(2)by condemnation, inside Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, or, if there is substantial drainage, outside that reserve on the same geologic structure.
(b)The Secretary shall report annually to Congress all proceedings for purchase and condemnation under this section.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 742534 U.S.C. 524 (5th par., 1st 123 words, and 169th through 193d words).
June 4, 1920, ch. 228 (5th par., 1st 123 words, and 169th through 193d words, of amended 3d and 4th provisos), 41 Stat. 813;
June 30, 1938, ch. 851, § 1, 52 Stat. 1252;
June 17, 1944, ch. 262, 58 Stat. 282. The words “Whenever the Secretary of the Navy is unable” are substituted for the words “In the event of the inability of the Secretary of the Navy” for brevity.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 807(d)(5), renumbered section 7425 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “section 8724” for “section 7424” in introductory provisions. 2000—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–398 substituted “for exchanges of land or agreements for conservation authorized by section 7424 of this title, the Secretary may acquire” for “for— “(1) exchanges of land or agreements for conservation authorized by section 7424 of this title; or “(2) contracts for joint, unit, or other cooperative plans with respect to lands or leases authorized by section 7426 of this title; he may acquire”. 1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–513 substituted “Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1” for “naval petroleum reserve numbered 1”. 1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–258 struck out “of the Navy” after “Secretary”.

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.

Effective Date

of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

10 U.S.C. § 8725

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102