§1864 — Title 43 Public Lands | U.S. Code

Summary

If an Interior Department worker handles matters under this law or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and has a known financial stake in a person who applies for or holds a permit or lease (or is otherwise covered by those laws), the worker must file a written disclosure about that interest. The Secretary of the Interior had to, within 90 days after September 18, 1978, define "known financial interest" and set up how disclosures are filed, checked, and enforced. The Secretary must report to Congress each year on June 1 about the disclosures and actions taken. The Secretary may exempt certain nonregulatory or nonpolicymaking jobs. Knowingly breaking these rules can lead to a fine up to $2,500, up to one year in jail, or both.

Title 43, §1864

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(a)Each officer or employee of the Department of the Interior who—

(1)performs any function or duty under this chapter or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act [43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.], as amended by this Act; and

(2)has any known financial interest in any person who (A) applies for or receives any permit or lease under, or (B) is otherwise subject to the provisions of this chapter or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act [43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.],

(b)The Secretary of the Interior shall—

(1)within ninety days after September 18, 1978—

(A)define the term “known financial interest” for purposes of subsection (a) of this section; and

(B)establish the methods by which the requirement to file written statements specified in subsection (a) of this section will be monitored and enforced, including appropriate provisions for the filing by such officers and employees of such statements and the review by the Secretary of such statements; and

(2)report to the Congress on June 1 of each calendar year with respect to such disclosures and the actions taken in regard thereto during the preceding calendar year.

(c)In the rules prescribed in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary may identify specific positions within the Department of the Interior which are of a nonregulatory or nonpolicymaking nature and provide that officers or employees occupying such positions shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.

(d)Any officer or employee who is subject to, and knowingly violates, this section shall be fined not more than $2,500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), (2), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 95–372, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 629, known as the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

Amendments

of 1978, which enacted this chapter, sections 1344 to 1356 of this title, and section 237 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining, amended sections 1331 to 1334, 1337, 1340, and 1343 of this title, section 1456, 1456a, and 1464 of Title 16, Conservation, and section 6213 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 1348 and 1811 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1801 of this title and Tables. This Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is Pub. L. 95–372, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 629. See note above. The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), (2), is act Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 345, 67 Stat. 462, which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 1331 et seq.) of chapter 29 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1301 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Reporting RequirementsFor termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (b)(2) of this section relating to the requirement that the Secretary of the Interior report to Congress on June 1 of each calendar year, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and the 16th item on page 111 of House Document No. 103–7.

§1864 Disclosure of Financial Interests by Officers and Employees of Department of the Interior

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Title 43, §1864

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