---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 U.S.C. § 36c"
title: "43"
title_heading: "Public Lands"
number: "36c"
heading: "Acceptance of contributions from public and private sources; cooperation with other agencies in prosecution of projects"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/43/36c"
units:
  - "Chapter 2 — United States Geological Survey"
---

# §36c. Acceptance of contributions from public and private sources; cooperation with other agencies in prosecution of projects


In fiscal year 1987 and thereafter the United States Geological [Survey](/usc/43/31b.md?p=10) is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, [State](/usc/43/31b.md?p=8), or private.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(h) [title I], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–242, 1783–252, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(h) [title I], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–242, 3341–252; Pub. L. 102–154, title I, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1000.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Pub. L. 99–591 is a corrected version of Pub. L. 99–500.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“United States Geological Survey” substituted in text for “Geological Survey” pursuant to provision of title I of Pub. L. 102–154, set out as a note under section 31 of this title.