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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 779— REAL PROPERTY · § 7776

§ 7776. Emergency construction: fortifications

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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, § 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.)
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.
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  • Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 70A Stat. 270
  • Pub. L. 91–393, § 5
  • 84 Stat. 835
  • 132 Stat. 1839
  • section 4776 of this title
  • Pub. L. 91–393
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§ 7776
Emergency construction: fortifications
ActAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
Stat.70A Stat. 270
Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–393, § 5
Stat.84 Stat. 835
Stat.132 Stat. 1839
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