Powers and duties of Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture; rules and regulations
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Title
16 — Conservation
Chapter
CH3C
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture are authorized to perform any and all Acts 11 So in original. and to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for the purpose of carrying out their respective functions under this subchapter and for the purpose of carrying the provisions of this subchapter into full force and effect.
(Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 717, § 11, as added Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 861, 54 Stat. 1125.)
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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