Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§373 General Authority of Secretary of the Interior
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 373
Summary
Interior Secretary may act and make rules needed to enforce the Act.
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Title 43, §373
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to perform any and all acts and to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act into full force and effect.
Legislative History
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References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, refers both to act
June 17, 1902, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, and to act Aug. 13, 1914. See Codification note set out below. For classification of act
June 17, 1902 to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables. Act Aug. 13, 1914, is classified to section 373, 414, 418, 435 to 437, 440, 443, 464, 465, 469, 471, 472, 475, 477 to 481, 492, 493, 494 to 497, and 499 of this title. Codification Act Aug. 13, 1914, cited as a credit to this section, did not amend act July 17, 1902, but contained identical provisions.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands ActProvisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see section 1303 of this title.
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43 U.S.C. § 373
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102