Notes on 16 U.S.C. § 18 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 16 U.S.C. § 18 : US Code - Notes

(July 19, 1940, ch. 642, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 773; Pub. L. 93-193, Sec.
2, Dec. 19, 1973, 87 Stat. 765; Pub. L. 94-55, Sec. 2(b), July 9,
1975, 89 Stat. 262.)
AMENDMENTS
1975 - Pub. L. 94-55 substituted "shall encourage, promote, and
develop travel within the United States, including any
Commonwealth, territory, and possession thereof, through activities
which are in the public interest and which do not compete with
activities of any State, city, or private agency" for "is
authorized and directed to encourage, promote, and develop travel
within the United States, its Territories and possessions,
providing such activities do not compete with the activities of
private agencies; and to administer all existing travel promotion
functions of the Department of Commerce".
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Section 2 of Pub. L. 93-193, Dec. 19, 1973, 87 Stat. 765,
provided that:
"(a) There are hereby transferred to and vested in the Secretary
of Commerce all functions, powers, and duties of the Secretary of
the Interior and other offices and officers of the Department of
the Interior under the Act of July 19, 1940 (54 Stat. 773; 16
U.S.C. 18-18d).
"(b) The assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records,
authorizations, and allocations, employed, held, used, rising from,
available or to be made available in connection with the functions,
powers, and duties transferred by subsection (a) of this section
are hereby transferred to the Secretary of Commerce."