10 U.S.C. § 7776

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 7776 - 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.

10 U.S.C. § 7776

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 270, §4776; Pub. L. 91-393, §5, Sept. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 835; renumbered §7776, Pub. L. 115-232, div. A, title VIII, §808(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE
Revised section	Source (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.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-232 renumbered section 4776 of this title as this section. 1970-Pub. L. 91-393 struck out at end "In such a case, section 175 of title 50 does not apply."

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115-232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115-232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.