16 U.S.C. § 425a : US Code - Section 425A: Acquisition of lands

Search 16 U.S.C. § 425a : US Code - Section 425A: Acquisition of lands

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cause condemnation
proceedings to be instituted in the name of the United States under
the provisions of section 3113 of title 40, to acquire title to the
lands, interests therein, or rights pertaining thereto within the
said Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battle Fields Memorial,
authorized to be acquired in section 425 of this title, and the
United States shall be entitled to immediate possession upon the
filing of the petition in condemnation in the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia: Provided, That
when the owner of such lands, interests therein, or rights
pertaining thereto shall fix a price for the same, which in the
opinion of the commission, referred to in section 425c of this
title, and the Secretary of the Interior, shall be reasonable, the
Secretary may purchase the same without further delay: Provided
further, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept
on behalf of the United States, donations of lands, interests
therein or rights pertaining thereto required for the said
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battle Fields Memorial: And
provided further, That no public money shall be expended for title
to any lands until a written opinion of the Attorney General shall
be had in favor of the validity of title thereto.