42 USC § 15901 - Definition of Secretary

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title: "42 USC § 15901 - Definition of Secretary"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "15901"
section_name: "Definition of Secretary"
chapter_number: 149
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "OIL AND GAS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Production Incentives"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 341, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 697.)"
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# § 15901. Definition of Secretary

In this part, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 341, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 697.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This part, referred to in text, was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle E (§§ 341–357) of title III of , , , which enacted this part, amended sections 6504, 6506a, 6507, and 6508 of this title, sections 184 and 226 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining, and , Public Lands, and enacted provisions set out as a note under . For complete classification of subtitle E to the Code, see Tables.