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43 U.S.C. § 411b — Employment of engineers, geologists, appraisers and economists for reclamation consultation work; compensation; retired Army and Navy officers as consulting engineers

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This law lets the Interior Secretary hire outside experts for reclamation work. The Secretary may hire up to ten engineers, geologists, appraisers, or economists as consultants. Their pay is capped at $50 a day and $5,000 a year.

This section lets the Secretary of the Interior bring in outside technical help for important reclamation projects. At the Secretary's own judgment and discretion, the Secretary may employ up to ten consulting engineers, geologists, appraisers, and economists for consultation purposes. The Secretary sets their pay, but it cannot exceed $50 per day for any one of them. No matter how much they work, the total amount any single engineer, geologist, appraiser, or economist can be paid in one fiscal year is capped at $5,000. Despite any other law, the Secretary may also employ retired Army or Navy officers as consulting engineers under this same section.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

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.

Source credit: (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), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 652.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1929Enacted · Act of Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 374 · 45 Stat. 1406
  • 1940Amended · Act of Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 125 · 54 Stat. 148
  • 1944Amended · Act of Dec. 23, 1944, ch. 708 · 58 Stat. 915
  • 1966Amended · Pub. L. 89-554 · 80 Stat. 652

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 374 on 1929-02-28.

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