§ 69. — Erection of protective gates and fences across and around roads crossing borders.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC69]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 1--COLLECTION DISTRICTS, PORTS, AND OFFICERS
Sec. 69. Erection of protective gates and fences across and
around roads crossing borders
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to expend, from the
funds appropriated for the general maintenance and operation of the
Customs Service, such amounts as may be necessary for the erection of
protective gates across international highways and roads crossing the
Canadian and Mexican borders and for the erection of such fences in the
immediate vicinity of such highways and roads as may be necessary to
prevent unlawful entry or smuggling.
(June 26, 1930, ch. 617, Sec. 2, as added Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 837, 54
Stat. 1092.)
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the
United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury,
including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto,
to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related
references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6,
Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security
Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note
under section 542 of Title 6.
Functions of all other officers of Department of the Treasury and
functions of all agencies and employees of such Department transferred,
with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Treasury, with power vested
in him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his
functions, by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by Reorg.
Plan No. 26 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64
Stat. 1280, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees. Customs Service was under Department of the Treasury.
Functions vested by law in Attorney General, Department of Justice,
or any other officer or any agency of that Department, with respect to
inspection at regular inspection locations at ports of entry of persons,
and documents of persons, entering or leaving United States, were to
have been transferred to Secretary of the Treasury by 1973 Reorg. Plan
No. 2, Sec. 2, eff. July 1, 1973, 38 F.R. 15932, 87 Stat. 1091, set out
in the Appendix to Title 5. The transfer was negated by section 1(a)(1),
(b) of Pub. L. 93-253, Mar. 16, 1974, 88 Stat. 50, which repealed
section 2 of 1973 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 1, 1973.
