Federal · Title 43 — Public Lands
43 U.S.C. § 1471: Appropriations; availability for payment of property damages
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Appropriations for contingent expenses of the Department of the Interior shall be available, to the extent specified therein, for the payment of damages to private property (not to exceed $500 in any one case) caused by the negligent operation of motor vehicles under such appropriations.
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