Section 521

Citation: Section 521
Parent Document: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. James T. Lynn, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 501 F.2d 848 (1974)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 1974-09-25
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/321083/commonwealth-of-pennsylvania-v-j... ↗

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. By way of contrast, consider the situation in which Congress appropriates money in support of a discrete federal project to be administered by the Executive, who is authorized to contract for that purpose. “If Congress appropriates money to build a dam and specifies the timing and nature of its construction, the executive’s discretionary power over the expenditure is correspondingly limited.” Comment, Executive Impounding of Funds: The Judicial Response, 40 U.Clii. L.Rev. 328, 340 (1973). A contention to the contrary would not be likely of a serious reception. Kendall v. United States ex rel. Stokes, 37 U.S. (12 Pet.) 524, 9 L.Ed. 1181 (1838). See

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