Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§411b Employment of Engineers, Geologists, Appraisers and Economists for Reclamation Consultation Work; Compensation; Retired Army and Navy Officers as Consulting Engineers
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER III — INSTITUTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECTS › § 411b
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior may hire up to 10 consultants to advise on reclamation work. He sets pay but it can't exceed $50 a day or $5,000 per fiscal year, and retired Army or Navy officers may serve as consulting engineers despite other laws.
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Title 43, §411b
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his judgment and discretion, to employ for consultation purposes on important reclamation work ten consulting engineers, geologists, appraisers, and economists, at rates of compensation to be fixed by him, but not to exceed $50 per day for any engineer, geologist, appraiser, or economist so employed: Provided, That the total compensation paid to any engineer, geologist, appraiser, or economist during any fiscal year shall not exceed $5,000: Provided further, That notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act, retired officers of the Army or Navy may be employed by the Secretary of the Interior as consulting engineers in accordance with the provisions of this section.
Legislative History
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Amendments
1966—Pub. L. 89–554 struck out provisions which authorized employment of retired personnel of the Department of the Interior as consultants. 1944—Act Dec. 23, 1944, inserted third proviso. 1940—Act Apr. 22, 1940, provided for employment of appraisers and increased the number to be employed from five to ten.
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Transfer of Functions
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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 under section 1451 of this title.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 411b
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102