Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§3459 Supplemental Authority of the Secretary
Title 16 › CHAPTER 54 — RESOURCE CONSERVATION › SUBCHAPTER V — RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › § 3459
Summary
Gives the Secretary extra power to help councils create and carry out area plans, and makes clear this power is in addition to, not a replacement for, any other legal powers the Secretary already has.
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Title 16, §3459
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The authority of the Secretary under this subchapter to assist councils in the development and implementation of area plans shall be supplemental to, and not in lieu of, any authority of the Secretary under any other provision of law.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 3459, Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1536, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1340; Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1452(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3611, related to limitation on assistance, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–171.
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16 U.S.C. § 3459
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102