§ 50a. — Working capital fund for United States Geological Survey.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC50a]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 2--UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Sec. 50a. Working capital fund for United States Geological
Survey
There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a
working capital fund to assist in the management of certain support
activities of the United States Geological Survey (hereafter referred to
as the ``Survey''), Department of the Interior. The fund shall be
available on and after November 5, 1990, without fiscal year limitation
for expenses necessary for furnishing materials, supplies, equipment,
work, facilities, and services in support of Survey programs, and, as
authorized by law, to agencies of the Federal Government and others.
Such expenses may include laboratory modernization and equipment
replacement, computer operations, maintenance, and telecommunications
services; requirements definition, systems analysis, and design
services; acquisition or development of software; systems support
services such as implementation assistance, training, and maintenance;
acquisition and replacement of computer, publications, scientific
instrumentation, telecommunications, and related automatic data
processing equipment; and, such other activities as may be approved by
the Secretary of the Interior.
There are authorized to be transferred to the fund, at fair and
reasonable values at the time of transfer, inventories, equipment,
receivables, and other assets, less liabilities, related to the
functions to be financed by the fund as determined by the Secretary of
the Interior: Provided, That the fund shall be credited with
appropriations and other funds of the Survey, and other agencies of the
Department of the Interior, other Federal agencies, and other sources,
for providing materials, supplies, equipment, work, and services as
authorized by law and such payments may be made in advance or upon
performance: Provided further, That charges to users will be at rates
approximately equal to the costs of furnishing the materials, supplies,
equipment, facilities, and services, including such items as
depreciation of equipment and facilities, and accrued annual leave:
Provided further, That all existing balances as of November 5, 1990,
from amortization fees resulting from the Survey providing
telecommunications services and deposited in a special fund established
on the books of the Treasury and available for payment of replacement or
expansion of telecommunications services as authorized by Public Law 99-
190, are hereby transferred to and merged with the working capital fund,
to be used for the same purposes as originally authorized: Provided
further, That funds that are not necessary to carry out the activities
to be financed by the fund, as determined by the Secretary, shall be
covered into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury.
(Pub. L. 101-512, title I, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1924; Pub. L. 102-
154, title I, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1000; Pub. L. 103-332, title I,
Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2507.)
References in Text
Provisions relating to the special fund authorized by Public Law 99-
190, referred to in text, were formerly classified to this section. See
Prior Provisions note below.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 50a, Pub. L. 99-190, Sec. 101(d) [title I], Dec. 19,
1985, 99 Stat. 1224, 1231, related to deposit of amortization fees from
Geological Survey providing telecommunications services.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-332 in first par., in second sentence after
``work,'' inserted ``facilities,'', in third sentence after ``include''
inserted ``laboratory modernization and equipment replacement,'', after
``operations'' inserted ``, maintenance,'', and after ``replacement of
computer,'' inserted ``publications, scientific instrumentation,'' and
in second par., in second proviso after ``depreciation of equipment''
inserted ``and facilities,''.
Change of Name
``United States Geological Survey'' substituted for ``Geological
Survey'' in first paragraph pursuant to provision of title I of Pub. L.
102-154, set out as a note under section 31 of this title.
