43 U.S.C. § 1742
Search, rescue, and protection forces; emergency situations authorizing hiring
United States · Title 43 — PUBLIC LANDS · Status: effective
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- 43 U.S.C. § 1742, Search, rescue, and protection forces; emergency situations authorizing hiring, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/486454
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Where in his judgment sufficient search, rescue, and protection forces are not otherwise available, the Secretary is authorized in cases of emergency to incur such expenses as may be necessary (a) in searching for and rescuing, or in cooperating in the search for and rescue of, persons lost on the public lands, (b) in protecting or rescuing, or in cooperating in the protection and rescue of, persons or animals endangered by an act of God, and (c) in transporting deceased persons or persons seriously ill or injured to the nearest place where interested parties or local authorities are located.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally