§ 1459. — Expenditures of department.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC1459]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 31--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Sec. 1459. Expenditures of department
The Secretary of the Interior shall sign all requisitions for the
advance or payment of money, out of the Treasury, upon estimates or
accounts for expenditures upon business assigned by law to his
department; subject, however, to adjustment and control by the General
Accounting Office.
(R.S. Sec. 444; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title III, Sec. 304, 42 Stat.
24.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 444 derived from act Mar. 3, 1849, ch. 108, Sec. 2, 9
Stat. 395.
Section was formerly classified to section 487 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.
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.
``General Accounting Office'' substituted in text for ``proper
accounting officers of Department of the Treasury'' pursuant to act June
10, 1921, which transferred all powers and duties of Comptroller, six
auditors, and certain other employees of the Treasury to General
Accounting Office. See section 701 et seq. of Title 31, Money and
Finance.
