Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§49 Extension of Cooperative Work to Puerto Rico
Title 43 › CHAPTER 2 — UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY › § 49
Summary
Allows the U.S. Geological Survey to carry out topographic, geological, mineral, and water studies in Puerto Rico.
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Title 43, §49
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The provisions of law authorizing the making of topographic and geological surveys and conducting investigations relating to mineral and water resources by the United States Geological Survey in various portions of the United States be, and the same are, extended to authorize such surveys and investigations in Puerto Rico.
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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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43 U.S.C. § 49
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102