48 U.S.C. § 46
Section, acts Feb. 6, 1909, ch. 80, §7, 35 Stat. 601; Oct. 14, 1942, ch. 601, §2, 56 Stat. 782; July 28, 1956, ch. 722, title III, §301(b)(1), 70 Stat. 712, authorized Governor of Alaska or his designee to contract for care and custody of insane persons.