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30 USC CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-MISC1-

Sec.

1. United States Bureau of Mines; establishment;

director; experts and other employees.

1a. Transfer of activities, employees, records, etc., from

Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to the United

States Bureau of Mines.

2. Performance of duties in absence of director.

3. Duties of United States Bureau of Mines.

4. Investigation of lignite coal and peat.

4a. Omitted.

4b. Cooperation with individuals, municipalities, etc.;

contracts with owners; agreements as to prices.

4c. Investigation of sub-bituminous and lignite coal.

4d. Plants, machinery, and equipment.

4e. Omitted.

4f to 4o. Transferred.

5. Reports of investigations.

6. Personal interest of director and members of Bureau in

mines.

7. Fees for tests or investigations.

8. Additional mining experiment stations and mine safety

stations authorized.

9. Acceptance of lands from States.

10. Headquarters of mine rescue cars; site for

experimental work; leases and donations.

11, 12. Omitted or Repealed.

13. Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite

coal; establishment and maintenance.

14. Acquisition of land; cooperation with other agencies.

15. Repealed.

16. Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite

coal; establishment of advisory committee;

composition; functions; appointment.

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30 USC Sec. 1 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 1. United States Bureau of Mines; establishment; director;

experts and other employees

-STATUTE-

There is hereby established in the Department of the Interior a

bureau of mining, metallurgy, and mineral technology, to be

designated the United States Bureau of Mines, and there shall be a

director of said bureau, who shall be thoroughly equipped for the

duties of said office by technical education and experience and who

shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and

consent of the Senate; and there shall also be in the said bureau

such experts and other employees, to be appointed by the Secretary

of the Interior, as may be required to carry out the purposes of

sections 1, 3, and 5 to 7 of this title in accordance with the

appropriations made from time to time by Congress for such

purposes.

-SOURCE-

(May 16, 1910, ch. 240, Sec. 1, 36 Stat. 369; Feb. 25, 1913, ch.

72, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 681; Ex. Ord. No. 4239, June 4, 1925; Ex. Ord.

No. 6611, Feb. 22, 1934; Pub. L. 102-285, Sec. 10(b), May 18, 1992,

106 Stat. 172.)

-CHANGE-

CHANGE OF NAME

"United States Bureau of Mines" substituted in text for "Bureau

of Mines" pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102-285, set out

below.

Section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102-285 provided that: "The Bureau of

Mines established by the Act of May 16, 1910 (30 U.S.C. 1), is

designated as and shall hereafter [on and after May 18, 1992] be

known as the United States Bureau of Mines."

-TRANS-

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Pub. L. 104-134, title I, Sec. 101(c) [title I], Apr. 26, 1996,

110 Stat. 1321-156, 1321-167; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104-140,

Sec. 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327, provided in part: "That

there hereby are transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary of

Energy: (1) the functions pertaining to the promotion of health and

safety in mines and the mineral industry through research vested by

law in the Secretary of the Interior or the United States Bureau of

Mines and performed in fiscal year 1995 by the United States Bureau

of Mines at its Pittsburgh Research Center in Pennsylvania, and at

its Spokane Research Center in Washington; (2) the functions

pertaining to the conduct of inquiries, technological

investigations and research concerning the extraction, processing,

use and disposal of mineral substances vested by law in the

Secretary of the Interior or the United States Bureau of Mines and

performed in fiscal year 1995 by the United States Bureau of Mines

under the minerals and materials science programs at its Pittsburgh

Research Center in Pennsylvania, and at its Albany Research Center

in Oregon; and (3) the functions pertaining to mineral reclamation

industries and the development of methods for the disposal,

control, prevention, and reclamation of mineral waste products

vested by law in the Secretary of the Interior or the United States

Bureau of Mines and performed in fiscal year 1995 by the United

States Bureau of Mines at its Pittsburgh Research Center in

Pennsylvania: Provided further, That, if any of the same functions

were performed in fiscal year 1995 at locations other than those

listed above, such functions shall not be transferred to the

Secretary of Energy from those other locations: Provided further,

That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in

consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of the

Interior, is authorized to make such determinations as may be

necessary with regard to the transfer of functions which relate to

or are used by the Department of the Interior, or component thereof

affected by this transfer of functions, and to make such

dispositions of personnel, facilities, assets, liabilities,

contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of

appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held,

used, arising from, available to or to be made available in

connection with, the functions transferred herein as are deemed

necessary to accomplish the purposes of this transfer: Provided

further, That all reductions in personnel complements resulting

from the provisions of this Act [probably means Pub. L. 104-134,

title I, Sec. 101(c), Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321-156; renumbered

title I, Pub. L. 104-140, Sec. 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327,

known as the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies

Appropriations Act, 1996, see Tables for classification] shall, as

to the functions transferred to the Secretary of Energy, be done by

the Secretary of the Interior as though these transfers had not

taken place but had been required of the Department of the Interior

by all other provisions of this Act before the transfers of

function became effective: Provided further, That the transfers of

function to the Secretary of Energy shall become effective on the

date specified by the Director of the Office of Management and

Budget, but in no event later than 90 days after enactment into law

of this Act [Apr. 26, 1996]: Provided further, That the reference

to 'function' includes, but is not limited to, any duty,

obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, and

activity, or the plural thereof, as the case may be."

[Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(e) [title II], Sept.

30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-233, 3009-244, provided in part: "That the

functions described in clause (1) of the first proviso under the

subheading 'mines and minerals' under the heading 'Bureau of Mines'

in the text of title I of the Department of the Interior and

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996, as enacted by section

101(c) of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations

Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-134) [set out above], are hereby

transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary of Health and Human

Services, subject to section 1531 of title 31, United States

Code".]

Functions vested in, or delegated to, Secretary of Energy and

Department of Energy under or with respect to sections 1, 3, and 5

to 7 of this title and other authorities relating to certain fossil

energy research and development transferred to, and vested in,

Secretary of the Interior, by section 100 of Pub. L. 97-257, 96

Stat. 841, set out as a note under section 7152 of Title 42, The

Public Health and Welfare.

Functions of Secretary of the Interior, Department of the

Interior, and officers and components of Department of the Interior

under sections 1, 3, and 5 to 7 of this title and other authorities

exercised by Bureau of Mines relating to fuel supply and demand

analysis and data gathering, research and development relating to

increased efficiency of production technology of solid fuel

minerals other than research relating to mine health and safety and

research relating to the environmental and leasing consequences of

solid fuel mining, and coal preparation and analysis transferred

to, and vested in, Secretary of Energy as part of the creation of

Department of Energy by Pub. L. 95-91, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 565.

See section 7152(d) of Title 42.

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and

agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to

Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan

No. 3 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64

Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government

Organization and Employees.

Bureau of Mines originally created in Department of the Interior.

Bureau transferred to Department of Commerce by Ex. Ord. No. 4239,

but transferred back to Department of the Interior by Ex. Ord. No.

6611.

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 of this

title; title 42 sections 5821, 7152.

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30 USC Sec. 1a 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 1a. Transfer of activities, employees, records, etc., from

Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to the United States

Bureau of Mines

-STATUTE-

There is hereby transferred from the Department of Commerce,

Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, to the Department of the

Interior, United States Bureau of Mines, all those activities of

the Minerals Division of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic

Commerce concerned with economic and statistical analyses of

mineral commodities, domestic and foreign, together with all

employees, records, files, equipment, publications, and funds

pertaining thereto, effective immediately.

-SOURCE-

(May 9, 1935, ch. 101, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 205; Pub. L. 102-285, Sec.

10(b), May 18, 1992, 106 Stat. 172.)

-CHANGE-

CHANGE OF NAME

"United States Bureau of Mines" substituted in text for "Bureau

of Mines" pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102-285, set out as

a note under section 1 of this title.

-TRANS-

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

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30 USC Sec. 2 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 2. Performance of duties in absence of director

-STATUTE-

On and after July 1, 1916, in the absence of the Director of the

United States Bureau of Mines the assistant director of said bureau

shall perform the duties of the director during the latter's

absence, and in the absence of the Director and of the Assistant

Director of the United States Bureau of Mines the Secretary of the

Interior may designate some officer of said bureau to perform the

duties of the director during his absence.

-SOURCE-

(July 1, 1916, ch. 209, Sec. 1, 39 Stat. 303; Ex. Ord. No. 4239,

June 4, 1925; Ex. Ord. No. 6611, Feb. 22, 1934; Pub. L. 102-285,

Sec. 10(b), May 18, 1992, 106 Stat. 172.)

-CHANGE-

CHANGE OF NAME

"United States Bureau of Mines" substituted in text for "Bureau

of Mines" pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102-285, set out as

a note under section 1 of this title.

-TRANS-

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

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30 USC Sec. 3 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 3. Duties of United States Bureau of Mines

-STATUTE-

It shall be the province and duty of the United States Bureau of

Mines, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, to

conduct inquiries and scientific and technologic investigations

concerning mining, and the preparation, treatment, and utilization

of mineral substances with a view to improving health conditions,

and increasing safety, efficiency, economic development, and

conserving resources through the prevention of waste in the mining,

quarrying, metallurgical, and other mineral industries; to inquire

into the economic conditions affecting these industries; to

investigate explosives and peat; and on behalf of the Government to

investigate the mineral fuels and unfinished mineral products

belonging to, or for the use of, the United States, with a view to

their most efficient mining, preparation, treatment, and use; and

to disseminate information concerning these subjects in such manner

as will best carry out the purposes of the provisions of sections

1, 3, and 5 to 7 of this title.

-SOURCE-

(May 16, 1910, ch. 240, Sec. 2, 36 Stat. 370; Feb. 25, 1913, ch.

72, Sec. 2, 37 Stat. 681; Ex. Ord. No. 4239, June 4, 1925; Ex. Ord.

No. 6611, Feb. 22, 1934; Pub. L. 102-285, Sec. 10(b), May 18, 1992,

106 Stat. 172.)

-CHANGE-

CHANGE OF NAME

"United States Bureau of Mines" substituted in text for "Bureau

of Mines" pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102-285, set out as

a note under section 1 of this title.

-TRANS-

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 of this

title; title 42 sections 5821, 7152.

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30 USC Sec. 4 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 4. Investigation of lignite coal and peat

-STATUTE-

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to make

experiments and investigations, through the United States Bureau of

Mines, of lignite coals and peat, to determine the commercial and

economic practicability of their utilization in producing fuel oil,

gasoline substitutes, ammonia, tar, solid fuels, gas for power, and

other purposes. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and

directed subject to applicable regulations under the Federal

Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949,(!1) as amended,

to sell or otherwise dispose of any property, plant, or machinery

purchased or acquired under the provisions of this section, as soon

as the experiments and investigations authorized have been

concluded, and report the results of such experiments and

investigations to Congress.

-SOURCE-

(Feb. 25, 1919, ch. 23, Secs. 1, 2, 40 Stat. 1154; Ex. Ord. No.

4239, June 4, 1925; Ex. Ord. No. 6611, Feb. 22, 1934; Oct. 31,

1951, ch. 654, Sec. 2(18), 65 Stat. 707; Pub. L. 102-285, Sec.

10(b), May 18, 1992, 106 Stat. 172.)

-REFTEXT-

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949,

referred to in text, is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377,

as amended. Except for title III of the Act, which is classified

generally to subchapter IV (Sec. 251 et seq.) of chapter 4 of Title

41, Public Contracts, the Act was repealed and reenacted by Pub. L.

107-217, Secs. 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304, as

chapters 1 to 11 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and

Works.

-COD-

CODIFICATION

First sentence of this section is from first clause of section 1

of act Feb. 25, 1919. Second sentence is from section 2 of said

act.

-MISC1-

AMENDMENTS

1951 - Act Oct. 31, 1951, inserted reference to applicable

regulations of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act

of 1949, as amended.

-CHANGE-

CHANGE OF NAME

"United States Bureau of Mines" substituted in text for "Bureau

of Mines" pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102-285, set out as

a note under section 1 of this title.

-TRANS-

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

-FOOTNOTE-

(!1) See References in Text note below.

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30 USC Sec. 4a 01/06/03

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Sec. 4a. Omitted

-COD-

CODIFICATION

Section, act June 25, 1926, ch. 674, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 768,

authorized appropriation of $100,000 for fiscal year ending June

30, 1927, and the four succeeding fiscal years for investigation of

potash deposits.

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30 USC Sec. 4b 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 4b. Cooperation with individuals, municipalities, etc.;

contracts with owners; agreements as to prices

-STATUTE-

The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce

jointly are hereby authorized, within their discretion, to

cooperate under formal agreement with individuals, associations,

corporations, States, and municipalities, educational institutions,

or other bodies, for the purposes of this section: Provided, That

before undertaking drilling operations upon any tract or tracts of

land, the mineral deposits of which are not the property of the

United States, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of

Commerce jointly shall enter into a contract or contracts with the

owners or lessees, or both, of the mineral rights therein, and the

aforesaid contract or contracts shall provide, among other things,

that, if deposits of potash minerals or oil shall be discovered in

pursuance of operations under said contract or contracts and if and

when said mineral deposits shall be mined and sold, the owners or

lessees, or both, of said mineral rights shall pay to the

Government and its cooperators a royalty of not less than 2 1/2

per centum of the sale value of any potash minerals and oil

therefrom, said payments to continue until such time as the total

amount derived from said royalty is equal to not more than the cost

of the exploration, as may be determined by the Secretary of the

Interior and the Secretary of Commerce jointly: Provided further,

That all Federal claims for reimbursement under this section shall

automatically expire twenty years from the date of approval of the

contracts entered into, in accordance with the provisions thereof,

unless sooner terminated by agreement between the owners or lessees

of the potash mineral rights and oil and the Secretary of the

Interior and the Secretary of Commerce jointly: Provided further,

That said contract or contracts shall not restrict the Secretary of

the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce jointly in the choice of

drilling locations within the property or in the conduct of the

exploratory operations, so long as such selection or conduct do not

interfere unreasonably with the surface of the land or with the

improvements thereof, and said contract or contracts shall provide

that the United States shall not be liable for damages on account

of such reasonable use of the surface as may be necessary in the

proper conduct of the work.

-SOURCE-

(June 25, 1926, ch. 674, Sec. 2, 44 Stat. 768; Mar. 3, 1927, ch.

356, 44 Stat. 1388.)

-MISC1-

AMENDMENTS

1927 - Act Mar. 3, 1927, amended provisions generally.

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30 USC Sec. 4c 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 4c. Investigation of sub-bituminous and lignite coal

-STATUTE-

The United States Bureau of Mines, under the general direction of

the Secretary of the Interior, is authorized to conduct

investigations, studies, and experiments on its own initiative and

in cooperation with individuals, State institutions, laboratories,

and other organizations, with a view to (1) the development of a

commercially practicable carbonization method of processing

sub-bituminous and lignite coal so as to convert such coal into an

all-purpose fuel, to provide fertilizers, and obtain such other

byproducts thereof as may be commercially valuable; (2) the

development of efficient methods, equipment, and devices for

burning lignite or char therefrom; and (3) determining and

developing methods for more efficient utilization of such

sub-bituminous and lignite coal for purposes of generating electric

power.

-SOURCE-

(May 15, 1936, ch. 397, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 1275; Pub. L. 102-285,

Sec. 10(b), May 18, 1992, 106 Stat. 172.)

-CHANGE-

CHANGE OF NAME

"United States Bureau of Mines" substituted in text for "Bureau

of Mines" pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102-285, set out as

a note under section 1 of this title.

-TRANS-

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 4d of this title.

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30 USC Sec. 4d 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 4d. Plants, machinery, and equipment

-STATUTE-

The United States Bureau of Mines is further authorized, under

the general direction of the Secretary of the Interior, to erect

such plants, construct and purchase such machinery and equipment,

and to take such other steps as it may deem necessary and proper to

effectuate the purposes of section 4c of this title.

-SOURCE-

(May 15, 1936, ch. 397, Sec. 2, 49 Stat. 1275; Pub. L. 102-285,

Sec. 10(b), May 18, 1992, 106 Stat. 172.)

-CHANGE-

CHANGE OF NAME

"United States Bureau of Mines" substituted in text for "Bureau

of Mines" pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102-285, set out as

a note under section 1 of this title.

-TRANS-

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

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30 USC Sec. 4e 01/06/03

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-HEAD-

Sec. 4e. Omitted

-COD-

CODIFICATION

Section, act May 15, 1936, ch. 397, Sec. 3, 49 Stat. 1275,

appropriated $100,000 for carrying out provisions of sections 4c

and 4d of this title to be expended during certain fiscal years,

the last ending June 30, 1939.

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30 USC Secs. 4f to 4o 01/06/03

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-HEAD-

Secs. 4f to 4g742o. Transferred

-COD-

CODIFICATION

Sections 4f to 4o were transferred to sections 451 to 460,

respectively, of this title, and subsequently repealed by Pub. L.

91-173, title V, Sec. 509, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 803.

-End-

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30 USC Sec. 5 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 5. Reports of investigations

-STATUTE-

The Director of the United States Bureau of Mines shall prepare

and publish, subject to the direction of the Secretary of the

Interior, under the appropriations made from time to time by

Congress, reports of inquiries and investigations, with appropriate

recommendations of the bureau, concerning the nature, causes, and

prevention of accidents, and the improvement of conditions,

methods, and equipment, with special reference to health, safety,

and prevention of waste in the mining, quarrying, metallurgical,

and other mineral industries; the use of explosives and

electricity, safety methods and appliances, and rescue and

first-aid work in said industries; the causes and prevention of

mine fires; and other subjects included under the provisions of

sections 1, 3, and 5 to 7 of this title.

-SOURCE-

(May 16, 1910, ch. 240, Sec. 3, 36 Stat. 370; Feb. 25, 1913, ch.

72, Sec. 3, 37 Stat. 681; Ex. Ord. No. 4239, June 4, 1925; Ex. Ord.

No. 6611, Feb. 22, 1934; Pub. L. 102-285, Sec. 10(b), May 18, 1992,

106 Stat. 172.)

-CHANGE-

CHANGE OF NAME

"United States Bureau of Mines" substituted in text for "Bureau

of Mines" pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102-285, set out as

a note under section 1 of this title.

-TRANS-

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1, 3, 6, 7, 8 of this

title; title 42 sections 5821, 7152.

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30 USC Sec. 6 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 6. Personal interest of director and members of Bureau in

mines

-STATUTE-

In conducting inquiries and investigations authorized under

sections 1, 3, and 5 to 7 of this title neither the director nor

any member of the United States Bureau of Mines shall have any

personal or private interest in any mine or the products of any

mine under investigation, or shall accept employment from any

private party for services in the examination of any mine or

private mineral property, or issue any report as to the valuation

or the management of any mine or other private mineral property.

Nothing herein shall be construed as preventing the temporary

employment by the United States Bureau of Mines, at a compensation

not to exceed $10 per day, in a consulting capacity or in the

investigation of special subjects, of any engineer or other expert

whose principal professional practice is outside of such employment

by said bureau.

-SOURCE-

(May 16, 1910, ch. 240, Sec. 4, 36 Stat. 370; Feb. 25, 1913, ch.

72, Sec. 4, 37 Stat. 682; Pub. L. 102-285, Sec. 10(b), May 18,

1992, 106 Stat. 172.)

-CHANGE-

CHANGE OF NAME

"United States Bureau of Mines" substituted in text for "Bureau

of Mines" pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102-285, set out as

a note under section 1 of this title.

-TRANS-

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 of this

title; title 42 sections 5821, 7152.

-End-

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30 USC Sec. 7 01/06/03

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CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 7. Fees for tests or investigations

-STATUTE-

For tests or investigations authorized by the Secretary of the

Interior under the provisions of sections 1, 3, and 5 to 7 of this

title, except those performed for the Government of the United

States or State governments within the United States, a fee

sufficient in each case to compensate the United States Bureau of

Mines for the entire cost of the services rendered shall be

charged, according to a schedule prepared by the Director of the

United States Bureau of Mines and approved by the Secretary of the

Interior, who shall prescribe rules and regulations under which

such tests and investigations may be made. All moneys received from

such sources shall be paid into the Treasury to the credit of

miscellaneous receipts.

-SOURCE-

(May 16, 1910, ch. 240, Sec. 5, 36 Stat. 370; Feb. 25, 1913, ch.

72, Sec. 5, 37 Stat. 682; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, Sec. 311, 47

Stat. 410; Ex. Ord. No. 4239, June 4, 1935; Ex. Ord. No. 6611, Feb.

22, 1934; Pub. L. 102-285, Sec. 10(b), May 18, 1992, 106 Stat.

172.)

-MISC1-

AMENDMENTS

1932 - Act June 30, 1932, substituted "Secretary of Commerce" for

"Secretary of the Interior" and changed a reasonable fee to be

charged to a fee sufficient to compensate for entire cost of

services rendered.

-CHANGE-

CHANGE OF NAME

"United States Bureau of Mines" substituted in text for "Bureau

of Mines" pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102-285, set out as

a note under section 1 of this title.

-MISC2-

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1932 AMENDMENT

Amendment by act June 30, 1932, effective July 1, 1932, see

section 314 of that act.

-TRANS-

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 of this

title; title 42 sections 5821, 7152.

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30 USC Sec. 8 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 8. Additional mining experiment stations and mine safety

stations authorized

-STATUTE-

The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed

to establish and maintain in the several important mining regions

of the United States and the Territory of Alaska, as Congress may

appropriate for the necessary employees and other expenses, under

the United States Bureau of Mines and in accordance with the

provisions of sections 1, 3, and 5 to 7 of this title, ten mining

experiment stations and seven mine safety stations, movable or

stationary, in addition to those established prior to March 3,

1915, the province and duty of which shall be to make

investigations and disseminate information with a view to improving

conditions in the mining, quarrying, metallurgical, and other

mineral industries, safeguarding life among employees, preventing

unnecessary waste of resources, and otherwise contributing to the

advancement of these industries. Not more than three mining

experiment stations and mine safety stations authorized in this

section shall be established in any one fiscal year under the

appropriations made therefor.

-SOURCE-

(Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 95, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 959; Ex. Ord. No. 4239,

June 4, 1925; Ex. Ord. No. 6611, Feb. 22, 1934; Pub. L. 102-285,

Sec. 10(b), May 18, 1992, 106 Stat. 172.)

-CHANGE-

CHANGE OF NAME

"United States Bureau of Mines" substituted in text for "Bureau

of Mines" pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102-285, set out as

a note under section 1 of this title.

-TRANS-

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

-MISC1-

ADMISSION OF ALASKA AS STATE

Admission of Alaska into the Union was accomplished Jan. 3, 1959,

on issuance of Proc. No. 3269, Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat.

c16, as required by sections 1 and 8(c) of Pub. L. 85-508, July 7,

1958, 72 Stat. 339, set out as notes preceding section 21 of Title

48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 9 of this title.

-End-

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30 USC Sec. 9 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 9. Acceptance of lands from States

-STATUTE-

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept lands,

buildings, or other contributions from the several States offering

to cooperate in carrying out the purposes of section 8 of this

title.

-SOURCE-

(Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 95, Sec. 2, 38 Stat. 959; Ex. Ord. No. 6611,

Feb. 22, 1934.)

-TRANS-

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

-End-

-CITE-

30 USC Sec. 10 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 10. Headquarters of mine rescue cars; site for experimental

work; leases and donations

-STATUTE-

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept any

suitable land or lands, buildings, or improvements that may be

donated for the headquarters of mine rescue cars and construction

of necessary railway sidings and housing for the same, or as the

site of an experimental mine and plant for studying explosives, and

to enter into leases for periods not exceeding ten years, subject

to annual appropriations by Congress.

-SOURCE-

(June 5, 1920, ch. 235, Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 912; Ex. Ord. No. 6611,

Feb. 22, 1934.)

-TRANS-

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

-End-

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30 USC Sec. 11 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 11. Omitted

-COD-

CODIFICATION

Section, act May 9, 1938, ch. 187, Sec. 1, 52 Stat. 329,

providing that purchase of supplies and equipment or procurement of

services for Bureau of Mines might be made in open market without

compliance with section 5 of Title 41, Public Contracts, where

amount involved did not exceed $100, was a provision of Interior

Department appropriation act and was discontinued in acts

subsequent to 1938 appropriation act.

-End-

-CITE-

30 USC Sec. 12 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 12. Repealed. Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 562, Sec. 1(16), 65 Stat. 638

-MISC1-

Section, act Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 961, 60 Stat. 1057, related to

preservation of technical and economic records of domestic sources

of ores of metals and minerals. See sections 2103, 2908, and 3102

of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.

-End-

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30 USC Sec. 13 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 13. Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal;

establishment and maintenance

-STATUTE-

The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States

Bureau of Mines, is authorized and directed to establish, equip,

and maintain a research laboratory in the anthracite region of

Pennsylvania to conduct researches and investigations on the

mining, preparation, and utilization of anthracite coal and to

develop new scientific, chemical, and technical uses and new and

extended markets and outlets for anthracite coal and its products.

Such laboratory shall be planned as a center for information and

assistance in matters pertaining to conserving resources for

national defense; to the more efficient mining, preparation, and

utilization of anthracite coal; and pertaining to safety, health,

and sanitation in mining operations and other matters relating to

problems of the anthracite industry.

-SOURCE-

(Dec. 18, 1942, ch. 764, Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 1056.)

-TRANS-

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

-MISC1-

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Section 5 of act Dec. 18, 1942, provided that: "In order to carry

out the purposes of this Act [sections 13 to 16 of this title]

there is authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the

Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of (a) $450,000 for

the erection and equipment of a building or buildings, including

plumbing, lighting, heating, general service, and experimental

equipment and apparatus, the necessary roads, walks, and ground

improvement, and land for the site of the building if no land is

donated; and (b) $175,000 annually for the maintenance and

operation of the experimental station, including personal services,

supplies, equipment, and expenses of travel and subsistence."

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 14 of this title.

-End-

-CITE-

30 USC Sec. 14 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 14. Acquisition of land; cooperation with other agencies

-STATUTE-

For the purpose of sections 13 to 16 of this title the Secretary,

acting through the United States Bureau of Mines, is authorized to

acquire land and interests therein, and to accept in the name of

the United States donations of any property, real or personal, and

to utilize voluntary or uncompensated services at such laboratory.

The Secretary is authorized and directed to cooperate with other

departments or agencies of the Federal Government, States, and

State agencies and institutions, counties, municipalities, business

or other organizations, corporations, associations, universities,

scientific societies, and individuals, upon such terms and

conditions as he may prescribe.

-SOURCE-

(Dec. 18, 1942, ch. 764, Sec. 2, 56 Stat. 1057.)

-TRANS-

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

-End-

-CITE-

30 USC Sec. 15 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 15. Repealed. Pub. L. 86-533, Sec. 1(17), June 29, 1960, 74

Stat. 248

-MISC1-

Section, act Dec. 18, 1942, ch. 764, Sec. 3, 56 Stat. 1057,

related to reports to Congress of expenditures and donations to

laboratory established under sections 13 to 16 of this title.

-End-

-CITE-

30 USC Sec. 16 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 1 - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

-HEAD-

Sec. 16. Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal;

establishment of advisory committee; composition; functions;

appointment

-STATUTE-

The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States

Bureau of Mines, may, in his discretion, create and establish an

advisory committee composed of not more than six members to

exercise consultative functions, when required by the Secretary, in

connection with the administration of sections 13 to 16 of this

title. The said committee shall be composed of representatives of

anthracite coal mine owners, of representatives of anthracite coal

mine workers and the public in equal number. The members of said

committee shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior

without regard to the civil-service laws.

-SOURCE-

(Dec. 18, 1942, ch. 764, Sec. 4, 56 Stat. 1057.)

-REFTEXT-

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The civil-service laws, referred to in text, are set forth in

Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See particularly,

section 3301 et seq. of Title 5.

-TRANS-

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

-MISC1-

TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate

not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan.

5, 1973, unless, in the case of a committee established by the

President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee

is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such

2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the

Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. Advisory

committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later

than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of

their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established

by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such

committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration

of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by

the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See

section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out

in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

-SECREF-

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 14 of this title.

-End-