Editorial Notes Codification Section 39, act Feb. 27, 1925, ch. 360, § 1, 43 Stat. 1011 , authorized the President to complete a general utility topographical survey of the territory of the United States within a period of twenty years from Feb. 27, 1925 . Section 40, act Feb. 27, 1925, ch. 360, § 2, 43 Stat. 1011 , related to cooperative agreements with States to expedite completion of topographical survey.