Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§9776 Emergency Construction: Fortifications
Title 10 › Subtitle D — Air Force and Space Force › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT › CHAPTER 979 — REAL PROPERTY › § 9776
Summary
When the President declares an emergency urgent, the government can build a short-term installation or defensive structure on private land if the owner gives written permission.
Full Legal Text
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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
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.
Editorial Notes
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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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 9776
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102