50 USC § 492 - Acquisition of land

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identifier: "/us/usc/t50/s492"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "50 USC § 492 - Acquisition of land"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "492"
section_name: "Acquisition of land"
chapter_number: 18
chapter_name: "AIR-WARNING SCREEN"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 30, 1949, ch. 41, § 2, 63 Stat. 17.)"
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# § 492. Acquisition of land

section 491 of this title

In furtherance of , the Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to make surveys and to acquire lands and rights pertaining thereto or other interests therein, including the temporary use thereof, by donation, purchase, exchange of Government-owned lands, or otherwise, and to place permanent and temporary improvements thereon whether such lands are held in fee or under lease, or under other temporary tenure.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 30, 1949, ch. 41, § 2, 63 Stat. 17.)