§ 373a. — Commissioner of Reclamation; appointment.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC373a]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 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,
Sec. 229, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1274.)
References in Text
Act 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.
Codification
Provisions 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.
Amendments
1982--Pub. L. 97-293 inserted requirement that Commissioner of
Reclamation be appointed by and with advice and consent of Senate.
Transfer of Functions
For 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,
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out
under section 1451 of this title.
Compensation of Commissioner
Compensation of Commissioner, see section 5316 of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 390cc of this title; title 16
section 833a.
