42 U.S.C. § 2096 | Acquisition of source material; payments

The Commission is authorized and directed, to the extent it deems necessary to effectuate the provisions of this chapter—

(a)

to purchase, take, requisition, condemn, or otherwise acquire supplies of source material;

(b)

to purchase, condemn, or otherwise acquire any interest in real property containing deposits of source material; and

(c)

to purchase, condemn, or otherwise acquire rights to enter upon any real property deemed by the Commission to have possibilities of containing deposits of source material in order to conduct prospecting and exploratory operations for such deposits.

section 6101 of title 41Any purchase made under this section may be made without regard to the provisions of , upon certification by the Commission that such action is necessary in the interest of the common defense and security, or upon a showing by the Commission that advertising is not reasonably practicable. Partial and advanced payments may be made under contracts for such purposes. The Commission may establish guaranteed prices for all source material delivered to it within a specified time. Just compensation shall be made for any right, property, or interest in property taken, requisitioned, condemned, or otherwise acquired under this section.

Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724 Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1 68 Stat. 933 Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8)Oct. 24, 1992106 Stat. 2944(, title I, § 66, as added , ; renumbered title I, , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724 act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1 68 Stat. 919 section 2011 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , as added by , , known as the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Codification

section 6101 of title 41 Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c)Jan. 4, 2011124 Stat. 3854In text, “” substituted for “section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended” on authority of , , , which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.

Prior Provisions

section 1805(b)(5) of this titleAug. 1, 1946Aug. 30, 1954Provisions similar to this section were contained in , prior to the general amendment and renumbering of act , by act .