16 U.S.C. § 47–6 — Conflicts of interest prohibited

submitted 40 years ago by Pub. L. 90-409 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 127 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary must prevent any Interior Department employee from personally influencing who gets El Portal housing. Decisions on lessees, sublessees, rent, and lease buybacks must be made through an outside agent. That agent cannot have any financial or personal stake in the outcome, beyond a reasonable service fee.

In carrying out sections 47–2 through 47–6 of this title, the Secretary must make sure no Department of the Interior employee has a chance to personally influence who gets housing — whether that's housing for other Department employees, or for employees of people or businesses under contract with the Department. To prevent this, several key decisions must be made through an outside agent, or agents, that the Secretary appoints. This covers: choosing lessees and sublessees; issuing leases and subleases; setting rental values; and buying back any unexpired lease or sublease term. The agent must be an association, corporation, or individual with no material, financial, legal, or equitable interest in the decision being made — other than a reasonable fee for doing the work.

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In carrying out the provisions of sections 47–2 to 47–6 of this title, the Secretary shall take care that there be no opportunity for any personal influence by an employee of the Department of the Interior upon the availability of housing for other such employees or employees of persons in a contractual relationship with the Department. In the selection of lessees and sublessees, the issuance of leases and subleases, the establishment or 1 rental values, and the acquisition of any unexpired term of any lease or sublease, the Secretary shall act through an agent or agents appointed by the Secretary from among associations, corporations, or natural persons having no material, financial, legal, or equitable interest in the action proposed, other than a reasonable fee for their services.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 90–409, § 5, as added Pub. L. 99–542, § 1(5), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3038.)

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1986Enacted · Pub. L. 90-409 · 100 Stat. 3038

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 90-409 on 1986-10-27.

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