§ 8725. Acquisition by condemnation and purchase

• (a) Whenever the Secretary is unable to make arrangements he considers satisfactory for exchanges of land or agreements for conservation authorized by section 8724 of this title , the Secretary may acquire, with the approval of the President, such privately owned lands and leases—
  • (1) by purchase, inside the naval petroleum reserves, or outside those reserves on the same geologic structure; and
  • (2) by condemnation, inside Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, or, if there is substantial drainage, outside that reserve on the same geologic structure.
• (b) The Secretary shall report annually to Congress all proceedings for purchase and condemnation under this section.