Title 43Public LandsRelease 119-73

§377 General expenses of Bureau of Reclamation chargeable to general reclamation fund

Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 377

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

After June 30, 1945, Commissioner’s D.C. office costs and investigations/nonproject offices outside D.C. (unless for specific projects) must be paid from reclamation fund, not charged to reimbursable construction/O&M costs.

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Title 43, §377

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The cost and expense after June 30, 1945, of the office of the Commissioner in the District of Columbia, and, except for such cost and expense as are incurred on behalf of specific proj­ects, of general investigations and of nonproj­ect offices outside the District of Columbia, shall be charged to the reclamation fund and shall not be charged as a part of the reimbursable construction or operation and maintenance costs.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

1945—Act Apr. 19, 1945, amended section generally and made it applicable after June 30, 1945.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions The definitions in section 371 of this title apply to this section.

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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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Citation

43 U.S.C. § 377

Title 43Public Lands

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73