Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 16 : Section 831s


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 831s. Possession by Government in time of war; damages to contract holders

      The Government of the United States reserves the right, in case
    of war or national emergency declared by Congress, to take
    possession of all or any part of the property described or referred
    to in this chapter for the purpose of manufacturing explosives or
    for other war purposes; but, if this right is exercised by the
    Government, it shall pay the reasonable and fair damages that may
    be suffered by any party whose contract for the purchase of
    electric power or fixed nitrogen or fertilizer ingredients is
    violated, after the amount of the damages has been fixed by the
    United States Court of Federal Claims in proceedings instituted and
    conducted for that purpose under rules prescribed by the court.



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