2000 U.S. Code
Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
CHAPTER 1 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, PARKS, AND WHARVES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Sec. 50 - Reports by Chief of Engineers

The Chief of Engineers shall, as superintendent of the Washington Aqueduct, annually submit to the Secretary of the Army, within nine months after the end of the fiscal year, a report of the Chief of Engineers’ operations for that year and a report of the condition, progress, repairs, casualties, and expenditures of the Washington Aqueduct and other public works under the Chief of Engineers’ charge.

(R.S. §1812; Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 339, §3, 43 Stat. 983; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, §205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 96–470, title II, §202(a), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2242.)

R.S. §1812 derived from acts Mar. 3, 1829, ch. 51, §3, 4 Stat. 363; Aug. 4, 1854, ch. 242, §15, 10 Stat. 573; Mar. 3, 1859, ch. 84, §1, 11 Stat. 435; June 25, 1860, ch. 211, §1, 12 Stat. 106.

Provisions of this section which authorized the Chief of Engineers, as Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds, to report to the Secretary of War [Army] concerning the Chief of Engineers’ operations for the preceding year including an account of the manner in which all appropriations for public buildings and grounds had been applied, were omitted in view of the abolishment of the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds under the Chief of Engineers and the transfer of the functions of the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War with respect thereto to the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital by act Feb. 26, 1925, ch. 339, §3, 43 Stat. 983.

1980—Pub. L. 96–470 substituted “within nine months after the end of the fiscal year, a report of the Chief of Engineers’ operations for that year” for “in time to accompany the annual message of the President to Congress, a report of his operations for the preceding year” and “the Chief of Engineers’ charge” for “his charge”.

Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.