§ 94. — Reimbursement of sums disbursed as special disbursing agents.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC94]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 4--DISTRICT LAND OFFICES
Sec. 94. Reimbursement of sums disbursed as special disbursing
agents
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out
of any unexpended balances of appropriations for contingent expenses of
land offices, for the expenses of hearings in land entries and the
expenses of depositing public moneys, such sums as have been or may be
disbursed by officers designated by the Secretary of the Interior acting
as special disbursing agents at United States land offices, before the
receipt of Government funds: Provided, That no payment shall be made
under this section in excess of the amount appropriated by the Congress
for the particular purpose in each instance and for the fiscal year in
which such disbursements were made: Provided, That all such
disbursements shall have been or shall be made in pursuance of law in
carrying out departmental regulations or to meet authorizations by the
Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate: Provided
further, That the accounts containing such items shall have been duly
approved by the Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may
designate.
(Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2563, 34 Stat. 1245; Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, Sec. 1,
42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1145; 1946 Reorg. Plan No.
3, Sec. 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)
Codification
This section, as originally enacted, referred to receivers of public
moneys. The office of receiver was consolidated with that of register by
acts Mar. 3, 1925, and Oct. 28, 1921, under which the office of receiver
was abolished. See, also, Transfer of Functions note below.
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.
``Officers designated by the Secretary of the Interior'' substituted
for ``registers'' and ``Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he
may designate'' substituted for ``Commissioner of the 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.
