43 U.S.C. § 373a | Commissioner of Reclamation; appointment

June 17, 1902Under the supervision and direction of the Secretary of the Interior, the reclamation of arid lands, under the Act of , 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, § 229Oct. 12, 198296 Stat. 1274(, ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

June 17, 1902act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093 32 Stat. 388 section 371 of this titleAct of , referred to in text, is , , 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 and Tables.

Codification

section 5316 of Title 5Provisions of this section which prescribed the basic compensation of Commissioner were omitted to conform to the provisions of the Executive Schedule. See , Government Organization and Employees.

Amendments

Pub. L. 97–2931982— inserted requirement that Commissioner of Reclamation be appointed by and with advice and consent of Senate.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Use of Private Sector

Pub. L. 108–7, div. D, title II, § 208Feb. 20, 2003117 Stat. 146

“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.”

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Compensation of Commissioner

section 5316 of Title 5Compensation of Commissioner, see , Government Organization and Employees.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

May 24, 195064 Stat. 1262 section 1451 of this titleFor 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. , 15 F.R. 3174, , set out under .