Statutory text
10 U.S.C. § 9776
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.
Official notes (1)
Historical and Revision Notes Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 9776 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 Amendments 2021— 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.”