2013 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle B - Army (§§ 3001 - 4842)
Part IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT (§§ 4501 - 4842)
Chapter 449 - REAL PROPERTY (§§ 4771 - 4780)
Section 4776 - Emergency construction: fortifications

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle B - Army
PART IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
CHAPTER 449 - REAL PROPERTY
Sec. 4776 - Emergency construction: fortifications
Containssection 4776
Date2013
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 16, 2014
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 270; Pub. L. 91-393, §5, Sept. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 835.
Statutes at Large References30 Stat. 737
84 Stat. 835
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 91-393

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Emergency construction: fortifications - 10 U.S.C. § 4776 (2013)
§4776. Emergency construction: fortifications

If in an emergency the President considers it urgent, a temporary fort or fortification may be built on private land if the owner consents in writing.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 270; Pub. L. 91–393, §5, Sept. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 835.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
4776 50:178. 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.

AMENDMENTS

1970—Pub. L. 91–393 struck out "In such a case, section 175 of title 50 does not apply."

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