40 U.S.C. § 3111 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 40. Public Buildings, Property, and Works § 3111. Approval of sufficiency of title prior to acquisition

(a) Approval of Attorney General required.--Public money may not be expended to purchase land or any interest in land unless the Attorney General gives prior written approval of the sufficiency of the title to the land for the purpose for which the Federal Government is acquiring the property.

(b) Delegation.--

(c) Payment of expenses for procuring certificates of title.--Except where otherwise authorized by law or provided by contract, the expenses of procuring certificates of titles or other evidences of title as the Attorney General may require may be paid out of the appropriations for the acquisition of land or out of the appropriations made for the contingencies of the acquiring department or agency of the Government.

(d) Nonapplication.--This section does not affect any provision of law in effect on September 1, 1970, that is applicable to the acquisition of land or interests in land by the Tennessee Valley Authority.