Title 43 — Public Lands
Chapter 12 — Reclamation and Irrigation of Lands by Federal Government
§ 388. Contracts for materials; liability of United States
Statutory text
When appropriations have been made for the commencement or continuation of construction or operation and maintenance of any project, the Secretary may, in connection with such construction or operation and maintenance, enter into contracts for miscellaneous services, for materials and supplies, as well as for construction, which may cover such periods of time as the Secretary may consider necessary but in which the liability of the United States shall be contingent upon appropriations being made therefor.
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.
Pub. L. 76–418 § 12 · 53 Stat. 1187
Enacted · 43 U.S.C. § 388
(Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, § 12, 53 Stat. 1197.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, § 12, 53 Stat. 1197.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 12. When appropriations have been made for the commencement Contracts for miscellaneous services. or continuation of construction or operation and maintenance of any project, the Secretary may, in connection with such construction or operation and maintenance, enter into contracts for miscellaneous services, for materials and supplies, as well as for construction, which may cover such periods of time as the Secretary may consider necessary but in which the liability of the United States shall be contingent upon appropriations being made therefor.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Definitions
The definitions in section 485a of this title apply to this section.
Credits
(Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, § 12, 53 Stat. 1197.)