U.S Code last checked for updates: Dec 13, 2025
§ 460q–1.
Acquisition of property
(a)
Authority of Secretary concerned; manner and place; concurrence of State owner; transfer from Federal agency to administrative jurisdiction of appropriate Secretary; limitation of acquisition of easements during existence of zoning ordinance; uniform policy considerations
(b)
Exchange of property; cash equalization payments; value of mineral interests
(c)
Reservation of use and occupancy of improved property for noncommercial residential purposes; term; valuation
(d)
Limitation of acquisition of improved property during existence of zoning ordinance; “improved property” defined
(e)
Zoning regulations; amendments; standards for ordinances; commercial or industrial use prohibition; use, acreage, frontage, setback, density, height, or other requirements; notice of variances; approval of ordinances
(f)
(g)
Certificate of suspension of authority for acquisition without owner’s consent
(h)
Development plans; certification of Secretary of Agriculture; suspension of authority for acquisition without owner’s consent; exception
(Pub. L. 89–336, § 2, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1295.)
cite as: 16 USC 460q-1