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40 U.S.C. § 3111

Approval of sufficiency of title prior to acquisition

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(a)Approval of Attorney General Required.—Public money may not be expended to purchase land or any interest in land unless the Attorney General gives prior written approval of the sufficiency of the title to the land for the purpose for which the Federal Government is acquiring the property.(b)Delegation.—(1)In general.—The Attorney General may delegate the responsibility under this section to other departments and agencies of the Government, subject to general supervision by the Attorney General and in accordance with regulations the Attorney General prescribes.(2)Request for opinion of attorney general.—A department or agency of the Government that has been delegated the responsibility to approve land titles under this section may request the Attorney General to render an opinion as to the validity of the title to any real property or interest in the property, or may request the advice or assistance of the Attorney General in connection with determinations as to the sufficiency of titles.(c)Payment of Expenses for Procuring Certificates of Title.—Except where otherwise authorized by law or provided by contract, the expenses of procuring certificates of titles or other evidences of title as the Attorney General may require may be paid out of the appropriations for the acquisition of land or out of the appropriations made for the contingencies of the acquiring department or agency of the Government.(d)Nonapplication.—This section does not affect any provision of law in effect on September 1, 1970, that is applicable to the acquisition of land or interests in land by the Tennessee Valley Authority.(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1144.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

3111(a)

40:255 (1st par.).

R.S. § 355 (1st–5th pars.); June 28, 1930, ch. 710, 46 Stat. 828; Feb. 1, 1940, ch. 18, 54 Stat. 19; Oct. 9, 1940, ch. 793, 54 Stat. 1083; Pub. L. 91–393, § 1, Sept. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 835.

3111(b)

40:255 (2d, 3d pars.).

3111(c)

40:255 (4th par.).

3111(d)

40:255 (5th par.).

In subsection (d), the words “in any manner” are omitted as unnecessary.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2020–2021 · leading case: United States v. 30.00 Acres of Land, More or Less (S.D. Tex. 2020).
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United States v. 30.00 Acres of Land, More or Less (S.D. Tex. 2020). “6 See 40 U.S.C. §§ 3111–18. 7 Dkt. No. 1-1 at 6.”
United States v. 30.00 Acres of Land, More or Less (S.D. Tex. 2020). “6 See 40 U.S.C. §§ 3111–18. 7 Dkt. No. 2-1 at 6.”
United States v. 8.903 Acres of Land (S.D. Tex. 2020). “4 See 40 U.S.C. §§ 3111–18. 5 Dkt. No. 1-1 at 6–9.”
United States v. Pablo A. Ramirez, Inc., a Texas Corp. (S.D. Tex. 2020). “3 See 40 U.S.C. §§ 3111–18. 4 Dkt. No. 16-1 at 2–9.”
United States v. 117.543 Acres of Land, More or Less (S.D. Tex. 2020). “4 See 40 U.S.C. §§ 3111–18. 5 See Dkt. No. 1-1 at 5–8.”
United States v. 2.574 Acres of Land, More or Less (S.D. Tex. 2020). “”9 On September 8, 2020, the United States deposited $93,261.00 in estimated just compensation into the Court’s registry for the taking.”
United States v. 10.64 ACRES OF LAND, more or less, situate in STARR Cnty., STATE OF TEXAS (S.D. Tex. 2021). “3 See 40 U.S.C. §§ 3111–18. 4 Dkt. Nos. 1 & 2. 5 Dkt.”
United States v. 4.587 Acres of Land, More or Less (S.D. Tex. 2021). “4 See 40 U.S.C. §§ 3111–18. 5 See Dkt. No. 1-1 at 5–12.”
United States v. 6.584 Acres of Land, More or Less (S.D. Tex. 2021). “14 See 40 U.S.C. §§ 3111–18. 15 Dkt. No. 1. 16 Id.”
United States v. 0.382 Acre of Land, More or Less (S.D. Tex. 2021). “4 See 40 U.S.C. §§ 3111–18. bounds and depicted on a map in the United States’ Schedules C and D (the Subject Property).”
United States v. 10.64 ACRES OF LAND, more or less, situate in STARR Cnty., STATE OF TEXAS (S.D. Tex. 2021). “4 See 40 U.S.C. §§ 3111–18. 5 Dkt. Nos. 1 & 2. 6 Dkt.”
United States v. 4.587 Acres of Land, More or Less (S.D. Tex. 2021). “10 “[T]he burden is on the landowner to identify his land” when there are competing claimants,11 but the Court will award summary judgment to a claimant or 4 See LR7.”
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