50 CFR § 81.12 - Contracts.

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title: "50 CFR § 81.12 - Contracts."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "81.12"
section_name: "Contracts."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE—WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAM"
part_number: "81"
part_name: "CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES OF FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PLANTS—COOPERATION WITH THE STATES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Endangered Species Act of 1973, sec. 6(h), 87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-43, Pub. L. 93-205."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 47509, Oct. 9, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
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# 81.12 Contracts.

The State may use its own regulations in obtaining services providing that they adhere to Federal laws and the requirements provided by Office of Management and Budget Circular A-102. The State is the responsible authority without recourse to the Secretary regarding settlement of contractual issues.

[40 FR 47509, Oct. 9, 1975, as amended at 44 FR 31581, May 31, 1979]