Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§1469 Employment and Compensation of Personnel to Perform Work Occasioned by Emergencies
Title 43 › CHAPTER 31 — DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR › § 1469
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior can hire or contract people to do work caused by emergencies like fires, floods, storms, or other unavoidable events. Those workers can be paid their normal pay rates even if the work falls on Sundays, federal holidays, or outside the regular workweek, and this is allowed regardless of other laws.
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Title 43, §1469
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, persons may be employed or otherwise contracted with by the Secretary of the Interior to perform work occasioned by emergencies such as fire, flood, storm, or any other unavoidable cause and may be compensated at regular rates of pay without regard to Sundays, Federal holidays, and the regular workweek.
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43 U.S.C. § 1469
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102