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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 5C — Conservation Programs on Government Lands

§ 670d. Liability for funds; accounting to Comptroller General

Statutory text

The Department of Defense is held free from any liability to pay into the Treasury of the United States upon the operation of the program or programs authorized by this subchapter any funds which may have been or may hereafter be collected, received or expended pursuant to, and for the purposes of, this subchapter, and which collections, receipts and expenditures have been properly accounted for to the Comptroller General of the United States.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 86–797 title I § 104 · 74 Stat. 1031

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 670d

    Pub. L. 86–797, title I, § 104, formerly § 4, Sept. 15, 1960, 74 Stat. 1053

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 86–797, title I, § 104, formerly § 4, Sept. 15, 1960, 74 Stat. 1053

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 4. The Department of Defense is held free from any liability to pay into the Treasury of the United States upon the operation of the program or programs authorized by this Act any funds which may have been or may hereafter be collected, received or expended pursuant to, and for the purposes of, this Act, and which collections, receipts and expenditures have been properly accounted for to the Comptroller General of the United States.

  2. An Act to promote effectual planning, development, maintenance, and coordination of wildlife, fish and game conservation and rehabilitation in military reservations

    Pub. L. 93–452 § 3(4) · 88 Stat. 1369

    Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 670d

    Pub. L. 93–452, § 3(4), substituted “title” for “Act” wherever appearing, which for purposes of codification was translated as “subchapter”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 93–452, § 3(4), substituted “title” for “Act” wherever appearing, which for purposes of codification was translated as “subchapter”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) by striking out “Act” each place it appears in sections 104 and 106 (as so redesignated) and inserting in lieu thereof “title”; and

  3. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

    Pub. L. 112–81 div. A title III § 312(b)(4) · 125 Stat. 1298

    Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 670d

    Pub. L. 112–81 inserted section catchline

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 112–81 inserted section catchline.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) Section 104 (16 U.S.C. 670d) is amended— (A) by inserting at the beginning the following: “SEC. 104. LIABILITY FOR FUNDS; ACCOUNTING TO COMPTROLLER GENERAL.” ; and (B) by striking “sec. 104.”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments1974–2011 · 2 rounds

2011

Pub. L. 112–81 inserted section catchline.

1974

Pub. L. 93–452, § 3(4), substituted “title” for “Act” wherever appearing, which for purposes of codification was translated as “subchapter”.

Credits

1960–2011 · 3 acts
  1. 1960Pub. L. 86–797, title I, § 104, formerly § 4, , 74 Stat. 1053
  2. 1974renumbered title I, § 104, and amended Pub. L. 93–452, § 3(1), (4), , 88 Stat. 1375
  3. 2011Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(b)(4), , 125 Stat. 1353.
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(Pub. L. 86–797, title I, § 104, formerly § 4, , 74 Stat. 1053; renumbered title I, § 104, and amended Pub. L. 93–452, § 3(1), (4), , 88 Stat. 1375; Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title III, § 312(b)(4), , 125 Stat. 1353.)

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