Not properly ownership in ease, not property ownership, but in easement. For more than a century, the US army has used its existing authority under Title 10 to acquire easements that protect critical supply chains. During World War II, the United States government routinely condemned land that was used to build ammunition plants to supply our troops in Europe. In 1941, when U boats threatened tanker routes supplying the northeast. Congress gave the government condemnation authority for pipelines right of way. The impact of that legislation ensured that the war effort in Europe was kept fueled. (00:41–00:50)
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Asserts that the US government condemned land for ammunition plants during World War II.
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