Title 16 of the U.S. Code § 1173 - Regulations
Full text of § 1173 from Title 16 of the United States Code.
§ 1173. Regulations
The Secretary is authorized to prescribe such regulations as he deems necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 89–702, title III, §303, as added Pub. L. 98–129, §2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 845.)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1183 of this title, prior to the complete revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 98–129.
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