Title 43 — Public Lands
Chapter 12 — Reclamation and Irrigation of Lands by Federal Government
§ 411b. Employment of engineers, geologists, appraisers and economists for reclamation consultation work; compensation; retired Army and Navy officers as consulting engineers
Statutory text
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his judgment and discretion, to employ for consultation purposes on important reclamation work ten consulting engineers, geologists, appraisers, and economists, at rates of compensation to be fixed by him, but not to exceed $50 per day for any engineer, geologist, appraiser, or economist so employed: Provided, That the total compensation paid to any engineer, geologist, appraiser, or economist during any fiscal year shall not exceed $5,000: Provided further, That notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act, retired officers of the Army or Navy may be employed by the Secretary of the Interior as consulting engineers in accordance with the provisions of this section.
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. 70–374 § 1 · 45 Stat. 429
Enacted · 43 U.S.C. § 411b
Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 374, § 1, 45 Stat. 1406
Source evidence
Code source credit
Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 374, § 1, 45 Stat. 1406Pub. L. 89–554 § 8(a) · 80 Stat. 378
Struck · 43 U.S.C. § 411b
Pub. L. 89–554 struck out provisions which authorized employment of retired personnel of the Department of the Interior as consultants
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 89–554 struck out provisions which authorized employment of retired personnel of the Department of the Interior as consultants.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) The laws specified in the following schedule are repealed except with respect to rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before the effective date of this Act and except as provided by section 7 of this Act.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments1940–1966 · 3 rounds
1966
Pub. L. 89–554 struck out provisions which authorized employment of retired personnel of the Department of the Interior as consultants.
1944
Act , inserted third proviso.
1940
Act , provided for employment of appraisers and increased the number to be employed from five to ten.
Executive Documents
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, §§ 1, 2, eff. , 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.
Credits
1929–1966 · 4 acts
- 1929Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 374, § 1, 45 Stat. 1406
- 1940Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 125, 54 Stat. 148
- 1944Dec. 23, 1944, ch. 708, 58 Stat. 915
- 1966Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), , 80 Stat. 652.
Show as published
(Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 374, § 1, 45 Stat. 1406; Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 125, 54 Stat. 148; Dec. 23, 1944, ch. 708, 58 Stat. 915; Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), , 80 Stat. 652.)