18 USC § 4010 - Acquisition of additional land

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title: "18 USC § 4010 - Acquisition of additional land"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "4010"
section_name: "Acquisition of additional land"
chapter_number: 301
chapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "PRISONS AND PRISONERS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 3(f), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 610.)"
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# § 4010. Acquisition of additional land

The Attorney General may, when authorized by law, acquire land adjacent to or in the vicinity of a Federal penal or correctional institution if he considers the additional land essential to the protection of the health or safety of the inmates of the institution.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 89–554, § 3(f), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 610.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 341f. | July 28, 1950, ch. 503, § 7, 64 Stat. 381. |
|  |  | Sept. 16, 1959, Pub. L. 86–286, 73 Stat. 567. |

The reference to an appropriation law is omitted as covered by the words “when authorized by law”.