§ 1456. — Chief clerk.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC1456]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 31--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Sec. 1456. Chief clerk
The chief clerk of the Department of the Interior on and after July
3, 1926, shall be the chief executive officer of the department and may
be designated by the Secretary to sign official papers and documents,
including the authorization of expenditures from the contingent and
other appropriations for the department, its bureaus and offices,
section 3683 \1\ of the Revised Statutes to the contrary
notwithstanding.
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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(July 3, 1926, ch. 771, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 854.)
References in Text
Section 3683 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in text, was
classified to section 675 of former Title 31, Money and Finance, and
repealed by act Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, title III, Sec. 301(76), 64
Stat. 843.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 484 of Title 5 prior to
the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees, by Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the
following prior appropriations acts:
May 24, 1922, ch. 199, 42 Stat. 552.
Jan. 24, 1923, ch. 42, 42 Stat. 1174.
June 5, 1924, ch. 264, 43 Stat. 391.
Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1142.
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.
Division of Administrative Services
Interior Department Order No. 2546, dated Dec. 7, 1949 and amended
Jan. 20, 1950, set up the Office of Administrative Management with an
executive officer in charge, and the Chief Clerk of the Department was
placed in charge of a Division of Administrative Services under that
office. A further amendment to Department Order No. 2546, dated Aug. 15,
1950, placed the Division of Administrative Services, with the Chief
Clerk in charge, under the Administrative Assistant Secretary of the
Interior Department.
