[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC15]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 1--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
Sec. 15. Utility facilities used in administration of Bureau;
contracts for sale, operation, maintenance, repair or relocation
of facilities; terms and conditions; exception; Congressional
approval
Except for electric utility systems constructed and operated as a
part of an irrigation system, the Secretary of the Interior is
authorized to contract under such terms and conditions as he considers
to be in the best interest of the Federal Government for the sale,
operation, maintenance, repairs, or relocation of Government-owned
utilities and utility systems and appurtenances used in the
administration of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Secretary shall not
execute a contract pursuant to this section until he has submitted to
the