43 U.S.C. § 1475 : US Code - Section 1475: Bureau of Reclamation acceptance of services of volunteers

Search 43 U.S.C. § 1475 : US Code - Section 1475: Bureau of Reclamation acceptance of services of volunteers

The Bureau of Reclamation may on and after September 29, 1989,
accept the services of volunteers and, from any funds available to
it, provide for their incidental expenses to carry out any activity
of the Bureau of Reclamation except policymaking or law or
regulatory enforcement. Such volunteers shall not be deemed
employees of the United States Government, except for the purposes
of chapter 81 of title 5 relating to compensation for work
injuries, and shall not be deemed employees of the Bureau of
Reclamation except for the purposes of tort claims to the same
extent as a regular employee of the Bureau of Reclamation would be
under identical circumstances.