Us Code § 1473b - Awards for contributions to Department of the Interior programs
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§ 1473b. Awards for contributions to Department of the Interior programs
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 1992 and thereafter, any appropriations or funds available to the Department of the Interior in this Act may be used to provide nonmonetary awards of nominal value to private individuals and organizations that make contributions to Department of the Interior programs.
(Pub. L. 102–154, title I, §115, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1012.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 102–154, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 990, known as the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Prior Similar Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation act:
Pub. L. 101–512, title I, §117, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1937.
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