10 USC § 8725 - Acquisition by condemnation and purchase

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s8725"
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title: "10 USC § 8725 - Acquisition by condemnation and purchase"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8725"
section_name: "Acquisition by condemnation and purchase"
chapter_number: 869
chapter_name: "NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "GENERAL ADMINISTRATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 458, § 7425; Pub. L. 94–258, title II, § 201(6), Apr. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 309; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 513(32)(A), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2933; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXIV, § 3402(b)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–484; renumbered § 8725 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 807(d)(5), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836, 1840.)"
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# § 8725. Acquisition by condemnation and purchase

**(a)** Whenever the Secretary is unable to make arrangements he considers satisfactory for exchanges of land or agreements for conservation authorized by section 8724 of this title, the Secretary may acquire, with the approval of the President, such privately owned lands and leases—

**(1)** by purchase, inside the naval petroleum reserves, or outside those reserves on the same geologic structure; and

**(2)** by condemnation, inside Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, or, if there is substantial drainage, outside that reserve on the same geologic structure.

**(b)** The Secretary shall report annually to Congress all proceedings for purchase and condemnation under this section.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 458, § 7425; Pub. L. 94–258, title II, § 201(6), Apr. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 309; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 513(32)(A), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2933; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXIV, § 3402(b)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–484; renumbered § 8725 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 807(d)(5), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836, 1840.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 7425 | 34 U.S.C. 524 (5th par., 1st 123 words, and 169th through 193d words). | June 4, 1920, ch. 228 (5th par., 1st 123 words, and 169th through 193d words, of amended 3d and 4th provisos), 41 Stat. 813; June 30, 1938, ch. 851, § 1, 52 Stat. 1252; June 17, 1944, ch. 262, 58 Stat. 282. |

The words “Whenever the Secretary of the Navy is unable” are substituted for the words “In the event of the inability of the Secretary of the Navy” for brevity.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018—, renumbered  as this section.

Subsec. (a). , substituted “section 8724” for “section 7424” in introductory provisions.

2000—Subsec. (a).  substituted “for exchanges of land or agreements for conservation authorized by , the Secretary may acquire” for “for—

“(1) exchanges of land or agreements for conservation authorized by ; or

“(2) contracts for joint, unit, or other cooperative plans with respect to lands or leases authorized by ;

he may acquire”.

1980—Subsec. (a).  substituted “Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1” for “naval petroleum reserve numbered 1”.

1976—Subsec. (a).  struck out “of the Navy” after “Secretary”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .

### Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .