Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§690f Expenditures by Secretary of the Interior for Construction, Maintenance, Etc., of Bear River Refuge; Employment of Necessary Means to Execute Functions Imposed on Him

Title 16 › Chapter 6— GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 690f

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary of the Interior may spend money and take needed actions to build, equip, maintain, and staff facilities and to carry out duties under sections 690–690i as Congress allows.

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Title 16, §690f

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make such expenditures for construction, equipment, maintenance, repairs, and improvements, including necessary investigations, and expenditures for personal services and office expenses at the seat of government and elsewhere, and to employ such means as may be necessary to execute the functions imposed upon him by this section or sections 690 to 690i of this title and as may be provided for by Congress from time to time.

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 690i, included within the reference to sections 690 to 690i, was omitted from the Code.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred functions of Secretary of Agriculture relating to conservation of wildlife, game, and migratory birds to Secretary of the Interior.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 690f

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60