Federal · Title 16 — Conservation
16 U.S.C. § 590z: Delegation of powers and duties by Secretary of the Interior
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For the purpose of facilitating and simplifying the administration of the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902 , 32 Stat. 388 , and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto) and the Act of August 11, 1939 ( 53 Stat. 1418 ), as amended [ 16 U.S.C. 590y et seq.], the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to delegate, from time to time and to the extent and under such regulations as he deems proper, his powers and duties under said laws to the Commissioner of Reclamation, an Assistant Commissioner, or the officer in charge of any office, division, district, or project of the Bureau of Reclamation.
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