Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§1962d–19 Cooperation of Secretary of the Interior with State and local regulatory and law enforcement officials in enforcement of laws or ordinances in connection with Federal resource protection, etc., within Federal water resource development project; funding
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 19B— - WATER RESOURCES PLANNING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 1962d–19
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior can work with State and local officials to enforce State laws on lands and waters inside federal water resource projects and may pay them back for costs, but payments depend on available appropriations and section 651 of title 2.
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Title 42, §1962d–19
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The Secretary of the Interior, in connection with Federal resource protection and the Federal administration of the use and occupancy of lands and waters within a water resource development project under his jurisdiction, is authorized to cooperate with the regulatory and law enforcement officials of any State or political subdivision thereof in the enforcement of the laws or ordinances of such State or political subdivision. Such cooperation may include the reimbursement of a State or its political subdivision for expenditures incurred in connection with such resource protection and administration. For purposes of complying with section 651 of title 2, the authorization provided under this section is subject to the availability of appropriations.
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Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Water Resources Planning Act which comprises this chapter.
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42 U.S.C. § 1962d–19
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73