16-U.S.C.-158

§158 – Administration, Protection, and Development

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Title 16 > Chapter 1 > Subchapter XVII > Section 158

Details

• Reference: Section 158
• Legend: §158 – Administration, Protection, and Development
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

The administration, protection, and development of the Big Bend National Park shall be exercised under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior by the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title, as amended: Provided, That the provisions of the Federal Power Act [16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.] shall not apply to this park.

(June 20, 1935, ch. 283, §3, 49 Stat. 394.)

References in Text

The Federal Power Act, referred to in text, was in the original the Act of June 10, 1920, known as the Federal Water Power Act, and was redesignated as the Federal Power Act by section 791a of this title. The Federal Power Act is act June 10, 1920, ch. 285, 41 Stat. 1063, as amended, and is classified generally to chapter 12 (§791a et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 791a of this title and Tables.

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of 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. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage

Subchapter XLVIII – Coos County, Oregon in the Legal Encyclopedia: Conservation

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16-U.S.C.-142 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Parks

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