PUBLIC LAW 107-69—NOV. 12, 2001 115 STAT. 593 Nov. 12, 2001 Public Law 107-69 107th Congress An Act To amend the Reclamation Recreation Management Act of 1992 in order to provide for the security of dams, facihties, and resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation. [H.R. 2925] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION. 1. LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY AT BUREAU OF REC- 43 USC 373b. LAMATION FACILITIES. (a) PUBLIC SAFETY REGULATIONS. —The Secretary of the Interior shall issue regulations necessary to maintain law and order and protect persons and property within Reclamation projects and on Reclamation lands. (b) VIOLATIONS; CRIMINAL PENALTIES.— Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any regulation issued under subsection (a) shall be fined under chapter 227, subchapter C of title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both. Any person charged with a violation of a regulation issued under subsection (a) may be tried and sentenced by any United States magistrate judge designated for that purpose by the court by which he was appointed, in the same manner and subject to the same conditions and limitations as provided for in section 3401 of title 18, United States Code. (c) AUTHORIZATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. —The Secretary of the Interior may— (1) authorize law enforcement personnel from the Department of the Interior to act as law enforcement officers to enforce Federal laws and regulations within a Reclamation project or on Reclamation lands; (2) authorize law enforcement personnel of any other Federal agency that has law enforcement authority (with the exception of the Department of Defense) or law enforcement personnel of any State or local government, including an Indian tribe, when deemed economical and in the public interest, through cooperative agreement or contract, to act as law enforcement officers to enforce Federal laws and regulations within a Reclamation project or on Reclamation lands with such enforcement powers as may be so assigned to them by the Secretary; (3) cooperate with any State or local government, including an Indian tribe, in the enforcement of the laws or ordinances of that State or local government; and (4) provide reimbursement to a State or local government, including an Indian tribe, for expenditures incurred in connection with activities under paragraph (2).
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