Public Law 119-87 (04/30/2026)
Chapter 31 Department of the Interior
Browse 0 units and 60 sections in Chapter 31 Department of the Interior of Title 43.
Sections in Chapter 31
§ 1451
Establishment
§ 1452
Deputy Secretary of the Interior; appointment
§ 1453
Assistant Secretaries of the Interior
§ 1453a
Additional Assistant Secretary of the Interior; appointment; duties; compensation
§ 1454
Duties of Assistant Secretary and assistant to Secretary
§ 1455
Solicitor; appointment; duties
§ 1456
Chief clerk
§ 1456a
Repealed. Pub. L. 95–164, title III, § 306(b), Nov. 9, 1977, 91 Stat. 1322
§ 1457
Duties of Secretary
§ 1457a
Authorization of appropriations for particular programs
§ 1457b
Use of cooperative agreements
§ 1457c
Power of Secretary or designated officer
§ 1458
Secretary to exercise certain powers over Territories
§ 1459
Expenditures of department
§ 1460
Copies of records, documents, etc.; charges; disposition of receipts
§ 1461
Rules and regulations governing inspection and copying
§ 1462
Attestation of copies by official seal
§ 1463
Disposition of receipts
§ 1464
Agents or attorneys representing claimants before department
§ 1465
Annual reports of department and its bureaus
§ 1466
Administration of oaths, affirmations, etc., by employees of Division of Investigations; force and effect
§ 1467
Working capital fund; establishment; uses; reimbursement
§ 1467a
Working capital fund; credit card refunds or rebates
§ 1468
Working capital fund; availability for uniforms or allowances therefor
§ 1469
Employment and compensation of personnel to perform work occasioned by emergencies
§ 1470
Appropriations; availability for certain administrative expenses
§ 1471
Appropriations; availability for payment of property damages
§ 1471a
Availability of appropriations for emergency repair or replacement of damaged or destroyed facilities and equipment
§ 1471b
Availability of appropriations for suppression and emergency prevention of forest and range fires
§ 1471c
Availability of appropriations for operation of warehouses, garages, shops, and similar facilities
§ 1471c–1
Availability of appropriations for operation of warehouses, garages, shops, and similar facilities
§ 1471d
Availability of appropriations for transportation, reprint, telephone, and library membership expenses
§ 1471e
Reimbursement of employee license costs and certification fees
§ 1471f
Availability of appropriations for incremental funding of research work orders for cooperative agreements
§ 1471g
Availability of appropriations to support Memorial Day and Fourth of July ceremonies and activities in National Capital Region
§ 1471h
Availability of appropriations for uniforms or allowances
§ 1471i
Availability of appropriations for services or rentals
§ 1472
Bureau of Reclamation working capital fund
§ 1473
Acceptance of contributions from private and public sources by Mineral Management Service
§ 1473a
Acceptance of contributions by Secretary; cooperation with prosecution of projects
§ 1473b
Awards for contributions to Department of the Interior programs
§ 1473c
Payment of costs incidental to services contributed by volunteers
§ 1473d
Insurance costs covering vehicles, aircraft, and boats operated by Department of the Interior in Canada and Mexico
§ 1473e
Acceptance of donations and bequests for Natural Resources Library
§ 1474
Availability of receipts from administrative fees for program operations in Mining Law Administration
§ 1474a
Emergency Department of the Interior Firefighting Fund; amounts considered “emergency requirements”
§ 1474b
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund; availability of assessments
§ 1474b–1
Transfer of funds from Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund
§ 1474c
North American Wetlands Conservation Fund; availability of fines or forfeitures
§ 1474d
Environmental Improvement and Restoration Fund
§ 1474e
Sums received by the Bureau of Land Management for the sale of seeds
§ 1474f
Sums received by the Bureau of Land Management from vendors under enterprise information technology-procurements
§ 1474g
Department of the Interior Nonrecurring Expenses Fund
§ 1475
Bureau of Reclamation acceptance of services of volunteers
§ 1475a
Participation of non-Federal entities in contract negotiations and source selection proceedings
§ 1475b
Volunteer authority
§ 1476
Elimination of oaths for written statements; discretion of Secretary of the Interior
§ 1476a
Unsworn written statements subject to penalties of presenting false claims
§ 1477
Snow water supply forecasting
§ 1478
Appraisal and valuation services for real property