43 U.S.C. § 361 : US Code - Section 361: Authority to explore for, develop, and mark water holes, etc.

Search 43 U.S.C. § 361 : US Code - Section 361: Authority to explore for, develop, and mark water holes, etc.

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and empowered, in his
discretion in so far as the authorization made herein will permit,
to discover, develop, protect, and render more accessible for the
benefit of the general public, springs, streams, and water holes on
arid public lands of the United States; and in connection therewith
to erect and maintain suitable and durable monuments and signboards
at proper places and intervals along and near the accustomed lines
of travel and over the general area of said desert lands,
containing information and directions as to the location and nature
of said springs, streams, and water holes, to the end that the same
may be more readily traced and found by persons in search or need
thereof; also to provide convenient and ready means, apparatus, and
appliances by which water may be brought to the earth's surface at
said water holes for the use of such persons; also to prepare and
distribute suitable maps, reports, and general information relating
to said springs, streams, and water holes, and their specific
location with reference to lines of travel.