Legal Opinion
Acquisition of Land by the Department of the Air Force
Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel
Decided June 28, 1982Published
1Opinion of the Court
Acquisition of Land by the Department of the Air Force The requirem ent in 40 U .S .C . § 255 that the Attorney General review and approve the sufficiency of title to land p rio r to its acquisition by the governm ent applies to all federal land acquisitions, except those specifically exem pted from it, including the acquisition of land proposed by the Air Force in this case. T he statutory provision which allows the A ir Force to begin construction on land before its title is approved does not create an exception to the generally applicable requirem ent in 40 U .S .C . § 255, but is m erely…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Calvin R. Morgan v. Riverside Mills Company, C. A. Folk, T. I. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Utah Intern., Inc. v. BOARD OF LAND COM'RSColorado Court of Appeals · 1978
- Evans v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
- Wilson v. CollinsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1946
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