16 U.S.C. § 669f — Payment of funds to States; laws governing construction and labor
submitted 89 years ago by ch. 899 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 340 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of the Interior pays a State for an approved project when it is completed or qualifying research is underway, and may make progress payments or advances. State construction must follow State law under State supervision, subject to Federal inspection and approval.
(a) When the Secretary* finds that an approved project is complete, or that wildlife* research is being conducted, in compliance with the plans and specifications, the Secretary must pay the State authority the amount set aside. The Secretary may make progress payments, but total payments, including earlier payments, may not exceed the United States’ proportional share under the plans and specifications. For an approved comprehensive plan, the Secretary may advance the agreed United States share under prescribed rules. (b) Construction and labor in each State must follow State law and be directly supervised by the State fish and game department*, subject to the Secretary’s inspection and approval and this chapter’s rules. The Secretary and the State department may jointly decide when and how much to pay. The Treasury Secretary must make the payments on the Interior Secretary’s warrants from the fund to the State-designated official or depository authorized to receive State public money.
When the Secretary* of the Interior shall find that any project approved by him has been completed or, if involving research relating to wildlife*, is being conducted, in compliance with said plans and specifications, he shall cause to be paid to the proper authority of said State the amount set aside for said project. The Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, from time to time, make payments on said project as the same progresses; but these payments, including previous payments, if any, shall not be more than the United States pro rata share of the project in conformity with said plans and specifications. If a State has elected to avail itself of the benefits of this chapter by preparing a comprehensive fish and wildlife plan as provided for under option (1) of subsection (a) of section 669e of this title, and this plan has been approved by the Secretary of the Interior, then the Secretary may, in his discretion, and under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, advance funds to the State for financing the United States pro rata share agreed upon between the State fish and game department* and the Secretary.
Any construction work and labor in each State shall be performed in accordance with its laws and under the direct supervision of the State fish and game department, subject to the inspection and approval of the Secretary of the Interior and in accordance with rules and regulations made pursuant to this chapter. The Secretary of the Interior and the State fish and game department of each State may jointly determine at what times and in what amounts payments shall be made under this chapter. Such payments shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, on warrants drawn by the Secretary of the Interior against the said fund to such official or officials, or depository, as may be designated by the State fish and game department and authorized under the laws of the State to receive public funds of the State.
Source credit: (Sept. 2, 1937, ch. 899, § 7, 50 Stat. 919; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; Pub. L. 91–503, title I, § 102, Oct. 23, 1970, 84 Stat. 1100.)
- 1937Enacted · Act of Sept. 2, 1937, ch. 899 · 50 Stat. 919
- 1970Amended · Pub. L. 91-503 · 84 Stat. 1100
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