40 USC § 3118 - Right of taking as addition to existing rights

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title: "40 USC § 3118 - Right of taking as addition to existing rights"
title_number: 40
title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
section_number: "3118"
section_name: "Right of taking as addition to existing rights"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "GENERAL"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ACQUIRING LAND"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "GENERAL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1147.)"
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# § 3118. Right of taking as addition to existing rights

section 3114 of this title

The right to take possession and title in advance of final judgment in condemnation proceedings as provided by  is in addition to any right, power, or authority conferred by the laws of the United States or of a State, territory, or possession of the United States under which the proceeding may be conducted, and does not abrogate, limit, or modify that right, power, or authority.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1147.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3118 | 40:258d. | Feb. 26, 1931, ch. 307, § 4, 46 Stat. 1422. |

The words “State, territory, or possession of the United States” are substituted for “State or Territory” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.