7 U.S.C. § 4208
Section 4208 · Limitations
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case Feliciano v. Department Of Transportation (2025)
Most recently applied in Feliciano v. Department Of Transportation (April 2025)
(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.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1990—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–624 inserted before period at end “during a national emergency”.