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.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 591; Pub. L. 91–393, § 5, Sept. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 835; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(e)(18), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3819.)
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
Amendments2021—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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