Federal · Title 43 — Public Lands

43 U.S.C. § 1743: Disclosure of financial interests by officers or employees

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Officers or employees with financial interests in permit applicants or land applicants must disclose those interests in writing. Knowing violations are punishable by fine up to $2,500 and/or imprisonment up to one year.

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performs any function or duty under this Act; and has any known financial interest in any person who (A) applies for or receives any permit, lease, or right-of-way under, or (B) applies for or acquires any land or interests therein under, or (C) is otherwise subject to the provisions of, this Act, to define the term “known financial interests” for the purposes of subsection (a) of this section; and to establish the methods by which the requirement to file written statements specified in subsection (a) of this section will be monitored and enforced, including appropriate provisions for the filing by such officers and employees of such statements and the review by the Secretary of such statements; and report to the Congress on June 1 of each calendar year with respect to such disclosures and the actions taken in regard thereto during the preceding calendar year. In the rules prescribed in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary may identify specific positions within the Department of the Interior which are of a nonregulatory or nonpolicymaking nature and provide that officers or employees occupying such positions shall be exempt from the requirements of this section. Any officer or employee who is subject to, and knowingly violates, this section, shall be fined not more than $2,500 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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