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PUBLIC LAW 88-241-DEC. 23, 1963

§ 16-1337. Condemnation of excess real property by United States agencies; payment of awards, damages, and costs When excess real property is condemned by agencies of the United States, other than the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, as provided by this subchapter, the condemnation proceedings for the acquisition of the property shall be in accordance with subchapter IV of this chapter, or any laws in effect at the time of the commencement of condemnation proceedings for the a(3quisition of real property in the District of Columbia for the use of the United States. Appropriations available for the condemnation of property pursuant to subchapter IV of this chapter may be used in the payment of awards, damages, and costs in condemnation proceedings pursuant to that subchapter for the acquisition of excess real property as provided by this subchapter. § 16-1338. Construction of subchapter This subchapter does not repeal anj provisions of existing law pertaining to the condemnation or acqmsition of streets, alleys, or land, or the law or laws relating to the subdividing of lands in the District of Columbia. Subchapter IV—Real Property for United States §16-1351. Definition As used in this subchapter, "acquiring authority" means the head of an executive department or agency of the United States, or other officer of the United States, or board or commission of the United States, authorized by law to acquire real property in the District of Columbia for the construction of public building or work, or for parks, parkways, public playgrounds, or other public purpose. § 16-1352. Condemnation proceedings by Attorney General When, for the purposes specified by section 16-1351, it is deemed necessary or advantageous to do so, the acquiring authority may acquire real property in the District of Columbia in the name of the United States by condemnation under judicial process. The Attorney General of the United States, upon the request of the acquiring authority, shall institute a proceeding for the condemnation of the property in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. §16-1353. Declaration of taking; contents; deposit; transfer of title; determination; interest (a) In an action pursuant to this subchapter, the plaintiff may file in the cause, with the complaint or at any time before judgment, a declaration of taking signed by the acquiring authority empowered by law to acquire the property described in the complaint, declaring that the property is thereby taken for the use of the United States. The declaration of taking shall contain or have annexed thereto) a— (1) statement of the authority under which and the public use for which the lands are taken; (2) description of the lands taken sufficient for the identification thereof; (3) statement of the estate or interest in the lands taken for public use; (4) plan showing the lands taken; and (5) statement of the sum of money estimated by the acquiring authority to be just compensation for the property taken. 93-025 0-64-39

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