16 U.S.C. § 1173
The Secretary is authorized to prescribe such regulations as he deems necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 89–702, title III, § 303, as added Pub. L. 98–129, § 2, , 97 Stat. 845.)
Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1183 of this title, prior to the complete revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 98–129.