Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-102
§3113 Acquisition by Condemnation
Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART A — GENERAL › CHAPTER 31 — GENERAL › SUBCHAPTER II — ACQUIRING LAND › § 3113
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A federal officer may take land by court order for buildings or other public uses as needed; the Attorney General must start the case within 30 days of Justice Department receipt.
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Title 40, §3113
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An officer of the Federal Government authorized to acquire real estate for the erection of a public building or for other public uses may acquire the real estate for the Government by condemnation, under judicial process, when the officer believes that it is necessary or advantageous to the Government to do so. The Attorney General, on application of the officer, shall have condemnation proceedings begun within 30 days from receipt of the application at the Department of Justice.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 311340:257.Aug. 1, 1888, ch. 728, § 1, 25 Stat. 357; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 6, 62 Stat. 986. The words “the Secretary of the Treasury or any other” are omitted as unnecessary. The reference to section 258 is omitted because 40:258 is superseded by rule 71A of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 App.: U.S.C.).
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40 U.S.C. § 3113
Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102