United States · statute · 43 U.S.C. · 1,156 active provisions
The Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate shall perform all executive duties appertaining to the surveying and sale of the public lands of the United States, or in anywise respecting such public lands, and, also, such as relate to private claims of land, and the issuing of patents for all grants…
It shall be the duty of such officers or employees of the Bureau of Land Management as may be designated by the Secretary of the Interior, in pursuance of instructions from the Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate, to certify and affix the seal of the office to all patents for public lands, and…
The officers, clerks, and employees in the Bureau of Land Management are prohibited from directly or indirectly purchasing or becoming interested in the purchase of any of the public land; and any person who violates this section shall forthwith be removed from his office.
The Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate shall retain the charge of the seal adopted for the Bureau of Land Management which may continue to be used, and of the records, books, papers, and other property appertaining to the Bureau of Land Management.
Whenever the officer, as the Secretary of the Interior may designate, of any United States land office shall be served with a subpoena duces tecum or other valid legal process requiring him to produce, in any United States court or in any court of record of any State, the original application for entry of public lands…
All returns relative to the public lands shall be made to the Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate.
All patents for public lands shall be issued and signed by the Secretary of the Interior in the name of the United States: Provided, That the Secretary may delegate his authority under this section to officers or employees of the Department of the Interior, but notice of any such delegation shall be given by publicatio…
The engrossing and recording of patents for public lands may be done by means of typewriters or other machines, under regulations to be made by the Secretary of the Interior and approved by the President.
The Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate shall, when required by the President or either House of Congress, make a plat of any land surveyed under the authority of the United States, and give such information respecting the public lands and concerning the business of the Bureau of Land Manageme…
Whenever any person claiming to be interested in or entitled to land, under any grant or patent from the United States, applies to the Department of the Interior for copies of papers filed and remaining therein, in anywise affecting the title to such land, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to cause…
The Director of the United States Geological Survey, which office is established, under the Interior Department, shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. This officer shall have the direction of the United States Geological Survey, and the classification of the public lands…
The Congress finds and declares that— geologic maps are the primary data base for virtually all applied and basic earth-science investigations, including— The purpose of sections 31a to 31h of this title is to expedite the production of a geologic-map data base for the Nation, to be located within the United States Geo…
In sections 31a to 31h of this title: The term “advisory committee” means the advisory committee established under section 31d of this title. The term “Association” means the Association of American State Geologists. The term “Director” means the Director of the United States Geological Survey. The term “education comp…
There is established a national cooperative geologic mapping program between the United States Geological Survey and the State geological surveys, acting through the Association. The cooperative geologic mapping program shall be— The Survey shall be the lead Federal agency responsible for planning, developing national…
There shall be established a 11-member geologic mapping advisory committee to advise the Director on planning and implementation of the geologic mapping program. Federal agency members shall include the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency or a designee, the Secretary of the Interior or a designee from…
The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall, with the advice and review of the advisory committee, prepare a 5-year plan for the geologic mapping program. The 5-year plan shall identify— implementation of the overall management structure and operation of the geologic mapping program, including— mechanisms for ide…
The Survey shall establish a national geologic-map database. The database shall serve as a national catalog and archive, distributed through links to Federal and State geologic map holdings, that includes— Geologic maps contributed to the national archives shall have format, symbols, and technical attributes that adher…
Not later than 3 years after March 30, 2009, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that—
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 31a to 31h of this title $64,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2031. Of any amounts appropriated for any fiscal year in excess of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2005—
Once every five years the National Academy of Sciences shall review and report on the resource research activities of the Survey.
Beginning in fiscal year 1998 and once every five years thereafter, the National Academy of Sciences shall review and report on the biological research activity of the Survey.
In this section: The term “Secretary” means the Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey. The term “Secretary of Commerce” means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. The term “System” means the National Volcano Early Wa…
In this section, the term “critical mineral” has the meaning given the term in section 1606(a) of title 30. There is established within the United States Geological Survey an initiative, to be known as the “Earth Mapping Resources Initiative” (referred to in this section as the “Initiative”). The purpose of the Initiat…
The Secretary of the Interior may authorize one of the geologists to act as Director of the United States Geological Survey in the absence of that officer.
The scientific employees of the United States Geological Survey shall be selected by the Director, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior exclusively for their qualifications as professional experts.