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Title 43 — Public Lands

Chapter 11A — Board on Geographic Names

§ 364e. Standardization of geographic names; abolition of United States Board on Geographical Names in Department of the Interior; transfer of duties

Statutory text

With respect to geographic names the pertinent decisions and principles issued by the Secretary shall be standard for all material published by the Federal Government. The United States Board on Geographical Names in the Department of the Interior created by Executive order, is abolished, and the duties of said Board are transferred to the Board herein created, and all departments, bureaus, and agencies of the Federal Government shall refer all geographic names and problems to the said Board for the purpose of eliminating duplication of work, personnel, and authority.

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. 80–330 § 6 · 61 Stat. 456

    Enacted · 43 U.S.C. § 364e

    (July 25, 1947, ch. 330, § 6, 61 Stat. 457.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (July 25, 1947, ch. 330, § 6, 61 Stat. 457.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 6. With respect to geographic names the pertinent decisions Standard for Federal Government. and principles issued by the Secretary shall be standard for all material published by the Federal Government. The United States Board Abolition of Board, etc. on Geographical Names in the Department of the Interior created by Executive order, is hereby abolished, and the duties of said Board are transferred to the Board herein created, and all departments, bureaus, and agencies of the Federal Government shall refer all geographic names and problems to the said Board for the purpose of eliminating duplication of work, personnel, and authority.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(July 25, 1947, ch. 330, § 6, 61 Stat. 457.)

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