§ 12. — Seal, books, and records.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC12]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 1--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Sec. 12. Seal, books, and records
The Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate
shall retain the charge of the seal adopted for the Bureau of Land
Management which may continue to be used, and of the records, books,
papers, and other property appertaining to the Bureau of Land
Management.
(R.S. Sec. 454; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, Sec. 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11
F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 454 derived from act Apr. 25, 1812, ch. 68, Secs. 4, 5, 2
Stat. 717.
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.
``Bureau of Land Management'' substituted for ``General Land
Office'' on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See
note set out under section 1 of this title.
