42 USC § 16291a - Property interests

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title: "42 USC § 16291a - Property interests"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "16291a"
section_name: "Property interests"
chapter_number: 149
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "IX"
subchapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "Fossil Energy"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 113–76, div. D, title III, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 165.)"
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# § 16291a. Property interests

That for all programs funded under Fossil Energy appropriations in this and subsequent Acts, the Secretary may vest fee title or other property interests acquired under projects in any entity, including the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–76, div. D, title III, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 165.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, and not as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which comprises this chapter.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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