§ 592. — Condemnation of land in aid of person, company, corporation, municipal or private.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC592]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 12--RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER III--ACQUISITION OF LAND AND MATERIALS
Sec. 592. Condemnation of land in aid of person, company,
corporation, municipal or private
Whenever any person, company, or corporation, municipal or private,
shall undertake to secure any land or easement therein needed in
connection with a work of river and harbor improvement duly authorized
by Congress, for the purpose of conveying the same to the United States
free of cost, or for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and
operating locks, dry docks, or other works to be conveyed to the United
States free of cost, and of constructing, maintaining and operating dams
for use in connection therewith, and shall be unable for any reason to
obtain the same by purchase and acquire a valid title thereto, the
Secretary of the Army may, in his discretion, cause proceedings to be
instituted in the name of the United States for the acquirement by
condemnation of said land or easement, and it shall be the duty of the
Attorney General of the United States to institute and conduct such
proceedings upon the request of the Secretary of the Army: Provided,
That all expenses of said proceedings and any award that may be made
thereunder shall be paid by the said person, company, or corporation, to
secure which payment the Secretary of the Army may require the said
person, company, or corporation to execute a proper bond in such amount
as he may deem necessary before said proceedings are commenced.
(May 16, 1906, ch. 2465, 34 Stat. 196; June 29, 1906, ch. 3628, 34 Stat.
632; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
Codification
Act May 16, 1906, as originally enacted, provided that: ``Whenever
any person, company, or corporation, municipal or private, shall
undertake to secure, for the purpose of conveying the same to the United
States free of cost, any land or easement therein, needed in connection
with a work of river and harbor improvement duly authorized by Congress,
and shall be unable for any reason to obtain a valid title thereto, the
Secretary of War may, in his discretion, cause proceedings to be
instituted in the name of the United States for the acquirement by
condemnation of said land or easement, and it shall be the duty of the
Attorney General of the United States to institute and conduct such
proceedings upon the request of the Secretary of War: Provided, That all
the expenses of said proceedings and any award that may be made
thereunder shall be paid by the said person, company, or corporation, to
secure which payment the Secretary of War may require the said person,
company, or corporation to execute a proper bond in such amount as he
may deem necessary before said proceedings are commenced.''
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.
1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted ``Title 10,
Armed Forces'' which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of
the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
