Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-102
§3118 Right of Taking as Addition to Existing Rights
Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART A — GENERAL › CHAPTER 31 — GENERAL › SUBCHAPTER II — ACQUIRING LAND › § 3118
Summary
Allows taking possession and ownership of property before the final court decision in a government property‑taking case. That option is extra to any federal, state, territorial, or possession legal powers for such cases and does not cancel, reduce, or change those other powers.
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Title 40, §3118
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The right to take possession and title in advance of final judgment in condemnation proceedings as provided by section 3114 of this title is in addition to any right, power, or authority conferred by the laws of the United States or of a State, territory, or possession of the United States under which the proceeding may be conducted, and does not abrogate, limit, or modify that right, power, or authority.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 311840:258d.Feb. 26, 1931, ch. 307, § 4, 46 Stat. 1422. The words “State, territory, or possession of the United States” are substituted for “State or Territory” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
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40 U.S.C. § 3118
Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102