§ 778a. Acquisition of lands; construction of buildings; employment of personnel; cooperation with other agencies; publication of results

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. 1958

   Pub. L. 85–342 § 2 · 72 Stat. 35

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 778a

   Pub. L. 85–342, § 2, Mar. 15, 1958, 72 Stat. 35

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 85–342, § 2, Mar. 15, 1958, 72 Stat. 35

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, Authority. the Secretary of the Interior is authorized (1) to acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise such suitable lands, to construct such buildings, to acquire such equipment and apparatus, and to employ such officers and employees as he deems necessary; (2) to cooperate with State and other institutions and agencies upon such terms and conditions as he determines to be appropriate; and (3) to make public the results of such research and experiments conducted pursuant to the first section of this Act.

2. 1996

   Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–127 title VIII § 889(a)(2) · 110 Stat. 888

   Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 778a

   Pub. L. 104–127 substituted “the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized” for “the Secretary of the Interior is authorized”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 104–127 substituted “the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized” for “the Secretary of the Interior is authorized”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Authority.— Section 2 of Public Law 85–342 (16 U.S.C. 778a) is amended by striking “, the Secretary” and all that follows through “authorized” and inserting “, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision