43 USC § 50b - Recording of obligations against accounts receivable and crediting of amounts received; work involving cooperation with State, Territory, etc.

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title: "43 USC § 50b - Recording of obligations against accounts receivable and crediting of amounts received; work involving cooperation with State, Territory, etc."
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "50b"
section_name: "Recording of obligations against accounts receivable and crediting of amounts received; work involving cooperation with State, Territory, etc."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(h) [title I], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–242, 1783–252, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(h) [title I], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–242, 3341–252; Pub. L. 102–154, title I, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1000.)"
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# § 50b. Recording of obligations against accounts receivable and crediting of amounts received; work involving cooperation with State, Territory, etc.

October 18, 1986

Before, on, and after , in carrying out work involving cooperation with any State, Territory, possession, or political subdivision thereof, the United States Geological Survey may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, record obligations against accounts receivable from any such entities and shall credit amounts received from such entities to this appropriation.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(h) [title I], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–242, 1783–252, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(h) [title I], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–242, 3341–252; Pub. L. 102–154, title I, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1000.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This appropriation, referred to in text, probably means appropriations under the headings “” and “” of the annual Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

### Codification

is a corrected version of .

In text, “Before, on, and after ” substituted for “heretofore and hereafter”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“United States Geological Survey” substituted in text for “Geological Survey” pursuant to provision of title I of , set out as a note under .