2007 US Code
Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 11A - BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES
Sec. 364 - Uniformity in geographic nomenclature and orthography; exercise of functions of Secretary of the Interior
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS CHAPTER 11A - BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES Sec. 364 - Uniformity in geographic nomenclature and orthography; exercise of functions of Secretary of the Interior |
Contains | section 364 |
Date | 2007 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 8, 2008 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | July 25, 1947, ch. 330, §1, 61 Stat. 456. |
Statutes at Large References | 61 Stat. 456 64 Stat. 1262 |
§364. Uniformity in geographic nomenclature and orthography; exercise of functions of Secretary of the Interior
The Secretary of the Interior, hereinafter called the Secretary, conjointly with the Board on Geographic Names, as hereinafter provided, shall provide for uniformity in geographic nomenclature and orthography throughout the Federal Government. The Secretary may exercise his functions through such officials as he may designate, except that such authority as relates to the final approval or review of actions of the Board on Geographic Names shall be exercised by him, or his Under or Assistant Secretaries.
(July 25, 1947, ch. 330, §1, 61 Stat. 456.)
Transfer of FunctionsFor 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.
Authorization of AppropriationsSection 8 of act July 25, 1947, authorized appropriation of such sums as might be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
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