Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§590z–11 Delegation of Powers and Duties by Secretary of the Interior
Title 16 › CHAPTER 3C — WATER CONSERVATION › SUBCHAPTER II — CONSERVATION AND UTILIZATION PROJECTS › § 590z–11
Summary
To simplify carrying out the 1902 and 1939 reclamation laws, the Secretary of the Interior may give his powers and duties under those laws to the Commissioner of Reclamation, an Assistant Commissioner, or any Bureau officer in charge, under rules he sets.
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Title 16, §590z–11
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For the purpose of facilitating and simplifying the administration of the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto) and the Act of August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1418), as amended [16 U.S.C. 590y et seq.], the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to delegate, from time to time and to the extent and under such regulations as he deems proper, his powers and duties under said laws to the Commissioner of Reclamation, an Assistant Commissioner, or the officer in charge of any office, division, district, or project of the Bureau of Reclamation.
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Act of
June 17, 1902, referred to in text, is act
June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to chapter 12 (§ 371 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 371 of Title 43 and Tables. Act of August 11, 1939, referred to in text, is act Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 717, 53 Stat. 1418, which is classified generally to this subchapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification This section was not enacted as part of act Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 717, 53 Stat. 1418, which comprises this subchapter.
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Transfer of Functions
For
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 in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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16 U.S.C. § 590z–11
Title 16, Conservation
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Aug 21, 2026
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