Federal Declaration of Taking Act of 1931 is a federal statute granting the federal government power to acquire private land for public use purposes in the United States, a process known as eminent domain.

The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution's "Takings Clause" limits government over-reach by obliging the government body concerned award "just compensation" to a property owner relinquishing private property for public use purposes.

[1] The 71st Congressional session codified the regulatory taking clause of the constitutional law with the passage of the H.R.

The legislation was enacted into law by the 31st President of the United States Herbert Hoover on February 26, 1931.

The public property acquisition act was penned as five sections facilitating the transfer of private property appropriated for public use purposes in the continental United States.