§ 377b. — Availability of appropriations for Bureau of Reclamation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC377b]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 377b. Availability of appropriations for Bureau of
Reclamation
Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation in this Act or in
subsequent Energy and Water Development Appropriations Acts shall on and
after October 2, 1992, be available for payment of claims for damages to
or loss of property, personal injury, or death arising out of activities
of the Bureau of Reclamation; payment, except as otherwise provided for,
of compensation and expenses of persons on the rolls of the Bureau of
Reclamation appointed as authorized by law to represent the United
States in the negotiations and administration of interstate compacts
without reimbursement or return under the reclamation laws; services as
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, in total not to exceed $500,000
per year; rewards for information or evidence concerning violations of
law involving property under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of
Reclamation; performance of the functions specified under the head
``Operation and Maintenance Administration'', Bureau of Reclamation, in
the Interior Department Appropriations Act \1\ 1945; preparation and
dissemination of useful information including recordings, photographs,
and photographic prints; and studies of recreational uses of reservoir
areas, and investigation and recovery of archeological and
paleontological remains in such areas in the same manner as provided for
in the Acts of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461-467) and June 27, 1960 (16
U.S.C. 469): Provided, That on and after October 2, 1992, no part of any
appropriation made in this Act or in subsequent Energy and Water
Development Appropriations Acts shall be available pursuant to the Act
of April 19, 1945 (43 U.S.C. 377), for expenses other than those
incurred on behalf of specific reclamation projects except ``General
Administrative Expenses'', amounts provided for plan formulation
investigations under the head ``General Investigations'', and amounts
provided for science and technology under the head ``Construction
Program''.
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.
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Sums appropriated in this Act or in subsequent Energy and Water
Development Appropriations Acts which are expended in the performance of
reimbursable functions of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be returnable
to the extent and in the manner provided by law.
No part of any appropriation for the Bureau of Reclamation,
contained in this Act, in any prior Act, or in subsequent Energy and
Water Development Appropriations Acts which represents amounts earned
under the terms of a contract but remaining unpaid, shall be obligated
for any other purpose, regardless of when such amounts are to be paid:
Provided, That the incurring of any obligation prohibited by this
paragraph shall be deemed a violation of section 1341 of title 31.
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act or by any
subsequent Act shall on and after October 2, 1992, be used by the Bureau
of Reclamation for contracts for surveying and mapping services unless
such contracts for which a solicitation is issued after the date of this
Act \2\ are awarded in accordance with title IX of the Federal Property
and Administrative Service \3\ Act of 1949.\2\
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\2\ See References in Text note below.
\3\ So in original. Probably should be ``Services''.
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(Pub. L. 102-377, title II, Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1330, 1331.)
References in Text
The reclamation laws, referred to in text, include the act of June
17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, popularly known as the Reclamation
Act, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, classified
generally to this chapter. For complete classification of act June 17,
1902, to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of
this title and Tables.
The Interior Department Appropriations Act 1945, referred to in
text, is act June 28, 1944, ch. 298, 58 Stat. 463, which is not
classified to the Code. The heading ``Operation and maintenance
administration'' appears at 58 Stat. 487 following the heading ``Bureau
of Reclamation'' which appears at 58 Stat. 486.
Act of August 21, 1935, referred to in text, is act Aug. 21, 1935,
ch. 593, 49 Stat. 666, as amended, popularly known as the Historic
Sites, Buildings and Antiquities Act, which is classified generally to
sections 461 to 467 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 461 of Title 16 and Tables.
Act of June 27, 1960, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 86-523, June
27, 1960, 74 Stat. 220, as amended, which enacted sections 469 to 469c-1
of Title 16. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Tables.
Act of April 19, 1945 (43 U.S.C. 377), referred to in text, is act
April 19, 1945, ch. 80, 59 Stat. 54, which amended section 377 of this
title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
The date of this Act, referred to in text, probably means the date
of enactment of Pub. L. 102-377, which enacted this section, and which
was approved Oct. 2, 1992.
The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949,
referred to in text, is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377, as
amended. Title IX of the Act, which was classified generally to
subchapter VI (Sec. 541 et seq.) of chapter 10 of former Title 40,
Public Buildings, Property, and Works, was repealed and reenacted by
Pub. L. 107-217, Secs. 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304, as
chapter 11 (Sec. 1101 et seq.) of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property,
and Works. For disposition of sections of former Title 40 to revised
Title 40, see Table preceding section 101 of Title 40. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Codification
Section is comprised of the second, third, fourth, and sixth
undesignated pars. under headings ``Bureau of Reclamation'' and
``administrative provisions'' in title II of Pub. L. 102-377, Oct. 2,
1992, 106 Stat. 1330, 1331.
