Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§1461 Rules and regulations governing inspection and copying
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 31— - DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR › § 1461
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior can set rules letting the public inspect and copy records. Other laws don't limit that, and interested people may be allowed to copy records under those rules.
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Title 43, §1461
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Nothing in sections 1460 to 1463 of this title shall be construed to limit or restrict in any manner the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe such rules and regulations as he may deem proper governing the inspection of the records of said department and its various bureaus by the general public, and any person having any particular interest in any of such records may be permitted to take copies of such records under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 489 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
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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 under section 1451 of this title.
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43 U.S.C. § 1461
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73