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§1856a–1 Authority to Enter Into Contracts with State and Local Governmental Entities

Title 42 › CHAPTER 15A — RECIPROCAL FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENTS › SUBCHAPTER I — PROTECTION OF UNITED STATES PROPERTY › § 1856a–1

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Starting in fiscal year 1992 and continuing after that, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Army, and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution may make contracts with state and local governments, including local fire districts. They can hire services to prevent, detect, and put out fires on any units they manage, even if other laws would otherwise limit this.

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Title 42, §1856a–1

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 1992 and thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Army, and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution are authorized to enter into contracts with State and local governmental entities, including local fire districts, for procurement of services in the presuppression, detection, and suppression of fires on any units within their jurisdiction.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992, and not as part of act May 27, 1955, which comprises this subchapter.

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation act: Pub. L. 101–512, title III, § 310, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1959.

Amendments

2007—Pub. L. 110–114 inserted “the Secretary of the Army,” after “the Secretary of Energy,”.

Reference

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 1856a–1

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102