Federal · Title 43 — Public Lands
43 U.S.C. § 506: Authority of Secretary to make modifications
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In order to preserve the structural safety of Bureau of Reclamation dams and related facilities the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to perform such modifications as he determines to be reasonably required. Said performance of work shall be in accordance with the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902 , 32 Stat. 388 , and Acts amendatory or supplementary thereto).
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