{"data":{"id":"us/43-u.s.c.-49","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 U.S.C. § 49","heading":"Extension of cooperative work to Puerto Rico","body":"The provisions of law authorizing the making of topographic and geological surveys and conducting investigations relating to mineral and water resources by the United States Geological Survey in various portions of the United States be, and the same are, extended to authorize such surveys and investigations in Puerto Rico.","path":["Title 43—PUBLIC LANDS","CHAPTER 2—UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc43@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:36Z","sha256":"48a65ff945a6c983f4634750a0ee37296fe3fbca1c337dfab001304bb4a06b1b","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/43-u.s.c.-48","next":"us/43-u.s.c.-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}