42 USC § 6710 - Authorization of appropriations

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title: "42 USC § 6710 - Authorization of appropriations"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "6710"
section_name: "Authorization of appropriations"
chapter_number: 80
chapter_name: "PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–369, title I, § 111, July 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 1002; Pub. L. 95–28, title I, § 109, May 13, 1977, 91 Stat. 119.)"
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# § 6710. Authorization of appropriations

December 31, 1978

There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $6,000,000,000 for the period ending , to carry out this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–369, title I, § 111, July 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 1002; Pub. L. 95–28, title I, § 109, May 13, 1977, 91 Stat. 119.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1977— substituted “$6,000,000,000 for the period ending ” for “$2,000,000,000 for the period ending ”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Immediate Initiation of Construction on Certain Projects

, , , directed Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of the Interior to immediately initiate construction of those Federal public works projects which are responsibility of their respective departments, which have been authorized, and which can be commenced within 60 days of , and completed no later than 180th day after commencement of construction, with no funds authorized by this section used to carry out such works.