Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§833j Suits for and Against Project; Legal Representation
Title 16 › CHAPTER 12C — FORT PECK PROJECT › § 833j
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior can bring lawsuits on behalf of the United States, under the Attorney General’s supervision, when needed to carry out the chapter’s purposes. Any court cases about the Fort Peck project must be handled by the U.S. attorneys for the districts where the case arises, or by lawyers the Attorney General picks, working with the Bureau’s regular attorneys.
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Title 16, §833j
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The Secretary of the Interior may, in the name of the United States, under the supervision of the Attorney General, bring such suits at law or in equity as in his judgment may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and he shall be represented in the prosecution and defense of all litigation affecting the status or operation of the Fort Peck project by the United States attorneys for the districts, respectively, in which such litigation may arise, or by such attorney or attorneys as the Attorney General may designate as authorized by law, in conjunction with the regularly employed attorneys of the Bureau.
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Transfer of Functions
Power marketing functions of Bureau of Reclamation, including
Construction
, operation, and maintenance of transmission lines and attendant facilities, transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 7152(a)(1)(E), (3) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and are to be exercised by Secretary through a separate Administration within Department of Energy.
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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. § 833j
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102