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DOJ Justice Manual › Title 5: ENRD › 5-15.000 - Land Acquisition Section › Justice Manual § 5-15.201

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Much of the litigation of the Land Acquisition Section is conducted pursuant to the following authorities:

Act of August 1, 1888, c. 728, § 1, 25 Stat. 357, as amended, 40 U.S.C. § 3113 (Condemnation Act);

Act of February 26, 1931, c. 307, § 1, 46 Stat. 1421, 40 U.S.C. § 3114 (Declaration of Taking Act);

Fed. R. Civ. P. 71.1;

16 D.C. Code §§ 1351-1368 (1973 ed.) (federal land acquisition in the District of Columbia); and

Joint Resolution of September 11, 1841, 5 Stat. 468, as amended, 40 U.S.C. § 3111 (Examination of Title Act).

[updated April 2018]

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