Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§835c–4 General powers of Secretary of the Interior; delegation to authorized representatives
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 12D— - COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECT › § 835c–4
Summary
The Secretary can act, make rules, and add contract terms to run the Columbia Basin project. For sales or exchanges under the Act, the Secretary may transfer land without following public‑land patent rules and delegate duties to representatives.
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Title 16, §835c–4
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The Secretary is authorized to perform such acts, to make such rules and regulations, and to include in contracts relating to the Columbia Basin project such provisions as he deems proper for carrying out the provisions of this Act; and in connection with sales or exchanges under the Act, he is authorized to effect conveyances without regard to the law governing the patenting of public lands. Wherever in this Act functions, powers, or duties are conferred upon the Secretary, said functions, powers, or duties may be performed, exercised, or discharged by his duly authorized representatives.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act and the Act, referred to in text, are references to act May 27, 1937, ch. 269, as amended generally by act Mar. 10, 1943, ch. 14, 57 Stat. 14, known as The Columbia Basin Project Act, which enacted this section, section 835, 835a to 835c–3, and 835c–5 of this title, and provisions set out as a note under section 835 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 835 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1962—Pub. L. 87–728 substituted “contracts relating to the Columbia Basin project” for “the contracts hereinbefore provided for”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
Power marketing functions of Bureau of Reclamation, including
Construction
, operation, and maintenance of transmission lines and attendant facilities, transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 7152(a)(1)(E), (3) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and are to be exercised by Secretary through a separate Administration within Department of Energy.
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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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 835c–4
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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