Title 50, War and National DefenseRelease 119-102

§522 Acquisition of Lands; Advance Payments for Construction

Title 50 › CHAPTER 20 — WIND TUNNELS › SUBCHAPTER II — AIR ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT CENTER › § 522

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary may acquire land interests by donation, purchase, exchange, or other means; construction under this subchapter ignores section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31.

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Title 50, §522

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To accomplish the purposes of this subchapter, the Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to acquire lands and rights pertaining thereto, or other interest therein, including the temporary use thereof, by donation, purchase, exchange of Government-owned lands, or otherwise, and construction under this subchapter may be prosecuted without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31.

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Editorial Notes

Codification “section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31” substituted in text for “section 3648, Revised Statutes, as amended [31 U.S.C. 529]” on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.

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50 U.S.C. § 522

Title 50, War and National Defense

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102