FEDERAL · 7 U.S.C. · Chapter 73
Limitations
Current through Pub. L. 119-102
(a)This chapter does not authorize the Federal Government in any way to regulate the use of private or non-Federal land, or in any way affect the property rights of owners of such land.
(b)None of the provisions or other requirements of this chapter shall apply to the acquisition or use of farmland for national defense purposes during a national emergency.
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History
(Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, §1547, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1344; Pub. L. 101–624, title XXV, §2502, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4066.)
Editorial Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1990—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–624 inserted before period at end "during a national emergency".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective six months after Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1549 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as a note under section 4201 of this title.
Amendments
1990—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–624 inserted before period at end "during a national emergency".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective six months after Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1549 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as a note under section 4201 of this title.