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# 16 U.S.C. § 718h - Cooperation

## Text

The Secretary is authorized to cooperate with the States and the territories and possessions of the United States in the enforcement of this subchapter.

(Mar. 16, 1934, ch. 71, § 8, as added Pub. L. 109–266, § 10(h), Aug. 3, 2006, 120 Stat. 678.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Prior ProvisionsA prior section 718h, act Mar. 16, 1934, ch. 71, § 8, 48 Stat. 452; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, related to cooperation with States and Territories prior to repeal by Pub. L. 109–266, § 10(h), Aug. 3, 2006, 120 Stat. 677.