2003 U.S. Code
Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12 - RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 373a - Commissioner of Reclamation; appointment
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 3, 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 12 - RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 373a - Commissioner of Reclamation; appointment |
| Contains | section 373a |
| Date | 2003 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 19, 2004 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | May 26, 1926, ch. 401, 44 Stat. 657; Pub. L. 97-293, title II, §229, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1274. |
| Statutes at Large References | 32 Stat. 388 44 Stat. 657 64 Stat. 1262 96 Stat. 1274 117 Stat. 146 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 97-293, Public Law 108-7 |
§373a. Commissioner of Reclamation; appointment
Under the supervision and direction of the Secretary of the Interior, the reclamation of arid lands, under the Act of June 17, 1902, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, shall be administered by a Commissioner of Reclamation who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(May 26, 1926, ch. 401, 44 Stat. 657; Pub. L. 97–293, title II, §229, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1274.)
References in TextAct of June 17, 1902, referred to in text, is act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, as amended, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
CodificationProvisions of this section which prescribed the basic compensation of Commissioner were omitted to conform to the provisions of the Executive Schedule. See section 5316 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Amendments1982—Pub. L. 97–293 inserted requirement that Commissioner of Reclamation be appointed by and with advice and consent of Senate.
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.
Use of Private SectorPub. L. 108–7, div. D, title II, §208, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 146, provided that: “The Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to increase the use of the private sector in performing planning, engineering and design work for Bureau of Reclamation projects to 10 percent in fiscal year 2003, and in each subsequent year until the level of work is at least 40 percent for the planning, engineering and design work conducted by the Bureau of Reclamation.”
Compensation of CommissionerCompensation of Commissioner, see section 5316 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in section 390cc of this title; title 16 section 833a.
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