Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§2242 Authority of Secretary
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 40— - RECLAMATION STATES EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 2242
Summary
The Secretary can take any actions and make rules needed to carry out this chapter. While doing so, the Secretary must pay special attention to fish and wildlife needs and to temporary changes that could reduce drought-related harms, as long as those actions fit the Secretary’s other duties.
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Title 43, §2242
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The Secretary is authorized to perform any and all acts and to promulgate such regulations as may be necessary and appropriate for the purpose of implementing this chapter. In carrying out the authorities under this chapter, the Secretary shall give specific consideration to the needs of fish and wildlife, together with other project purposes, and shall consider temporary operational changes which will mitigate, or can be expected to have an effect in mitigating, fish and wildlife losses and damages resulting from drought conditions, consistent with the Secretary’s other obligations.
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43 U.S.C. § 2242
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73