43 USC § 451j - Rules and regulations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t43/s451j"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "43 USC § 451j - Rules and regulations"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "451j"
section_name: "Rules and regulations"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "EXCHANGE AND AMENDMENT OF FARM UNITS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 428, § 12, 67 Stat. 568.)"
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# § 451j. Rules and regulations

The Secretary may perform any and all acts and make all rules and regulations necessary and proper for carrying out the purposes of this subchapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 428, § 12, 67 Stat. 568.)