Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73

§32 Acting Director

Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 2— - UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY › § 32

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Title 43, §32

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The Secretary of the Interior may authorize one of the geologists to act as Director of the United States Geological Survey in the absence of that officer.

Legislative History

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“United States Geological Survey” substituted in text for “Geological Survey” pursuant to provision of title I of Pub. L. 102–154, set out as a note under section 31 of this title.

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Transfer of Functions

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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 under section 1451 of this title.

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43 U.S.C. § 32

Title 43 — Public Lands

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Apr 6, 2026

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