43 USC § 1471 - Appropriations; availability for payment of property damages

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identifier: "/us/usc/t43/s1471"
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title: "43 USC § 1471 - Appropriations; availability for payment of property damages"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "1471"
section_name: "Appropriations; availability for payment of property damages"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1946, ch. 472, § 2, 60 Stat. 306.)"
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# § 1471. Appropriations; availability for payment of property damages

Appropriations for contingent expenses of the Department of the Interior shall be available, to the extent specified therein, for the payment of damages to private property (not to exceed $500 in any one case) caused by the negligent operation of motor vehicles under such appropriations.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1946, ch. 472, § 2, 60 Stat. 306.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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