Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73not60
§3117 Exclusion of Certain Property by Stipulation of Attorney General
Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › Part A— GENERAL › Chapter 31— GENERAL › Subchapter II— ACQUIRING LAND › § 3117
Summary
The Attorney General can agree that the federal government will exclude part of a property or an ownership interest from a government taking.
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Title 40, §3117
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In any condemnation proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Federal Government, the Attorney General may stipulate or agree on behalf of the Government to exclude any part of the property, or any interest in the property, taken by or on behalf of the Government by a declaration of taking or otherwise.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 311740:258f.Oct. 21, 1942, ch. 618, 56 Stat. 797. The words “that may have been, or may be” are omitted as unnecessary.
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40 U.S.C. § 3117
Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60