43 USC § 1471a - Availability of appropriations for emergency repair or replacement of damaged or destroyed facilities and equipment

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title: "43 USC § 1471a - Availability of appropriations for emergency repair or replacement of damaged or destroyed facilities and equipment"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "1471a"
section_name: "Availability of appropriations for emergency repair or replacement of damaged or destroyed facilities and equipment"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 102–377, title II, § 201, Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1331.)"
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# 1 Availability of appropriations for emergency repair or replacement of damaged or destroyed facilities and equipment

See References in Text note below.

[^1][^1]October 2, 1992*Provided*

Appropriations in this title  or appropriations made under this title  in subsequent Energy and Water Development Appropriations Acts shall on and after , be available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities or other facilities or equipment damaged, rendered inoperable, or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, drought, or other unavoidable causes: , That no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds specifically made available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 102–377, title II, § 201, Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1331.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This title, referred to in text, is title II of , , . For complete classification of title II to Code, see Tables.