43 USC § 373 - General authority of Secretary of the Interior

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title: "43 USC § 373 - General authority of Secretary of the Interior"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "373"
section_name: "General authority of Secretary of the Interior"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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source_credit: "(June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, § 10, 32 Stat. 390; Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, § 15, 38 Stat. 690.)"
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# § 373. General authority of Secretary of the Interior

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to perform any and all acts and to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act into full force and effect.

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**Source Credit**: (June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, § 10, 32 Stat. 390; Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, § 15, 38 Stat. 690.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, refers both to act , popularly known as the Reclamation Act, and to act . See Codification note set out below. For classification of act  to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables. Act , is classified to sections 373, 414, 418, 435 to 437, 440, 443, 464, 465, 469, 471, 472, 475, 477 to 481, 492, 493, 494 to 497, and 499 of this title.

### Codification

Act , cited as a credit to this section, did not amend act , but contained identical provisions.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands Act

Provisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see .