Section
171, acts Aug. 18, 1890, ch. 797, § 1,
26 Stat. 316; July 2, 1917, ch. 35,
40 Stat. 241; Apr. 11, 1918, ch. 51,
40 Stat. 518, authorized Secretary of War to institute condemnation proceedings for acquisition of land, to purchase land, and to accept donations of land. See section
2663 of Title
10, Armed Forces.
Section
171–1, act Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 563, § 101,
65 Stat. 641, granted certain condemnation authority to Secretary of Navy. See sections
2663 and
2668 of Title
10.