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30 USC CHAPTER 6 - SYNTHETIC LIQUID FUEL DEMONSTRATION

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 6 - SYNTHETIC LIQUID FUEL DEMONSTRATION PLANTS

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CHAPTER 6 - SYNTHETIC LIQUID FUEL DEMONSTRATION PLANTS

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30 USC Secs. 321 to 325 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 6 - SYNTHETIC LIQUID FUEL DEMONSTRATION PLANTS

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Secs. 321 to 325. Omitted

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CODIFICATION

Section 321, acts Apr. 5, 1944, ch. 172, Sec. 1, 58 Stat. 190;

Mar. 15, 1948, ch. 117, 62 Stat. 79; Sept. 22, 1950, ch. 988, Sec.

1, 64 Stat. 905, authorized the Secretary of the Interior for not

more than eleven years to construct, maintain, and operate plants

producing synthetic liquid fuel from coal, oil shale, agricultural

and forestry products and prescribed the size of the plants and

amount of production.

Section 322, act Apr. 5, 1944, ch. 172, Sec. 2, 58 Stat. 190, in

order to carry out the 11 year demonstration plant program,

authorized laboratory research and development, acquisition by

purchase of license of secret processes, inventions, etc.,

acquisition of land, plants, etc., contracting for personnel, and

cooperation with other Federal and State agencies. See note for

section 321 above.

Section 323, acts Apr. 5, 1944, ch. 172, Sec. 3, 58 Stat. 191;

Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, Sec. 4(2), 65 Stat. 709, related to

licenses and patent rights under the 11 year demonstration plant

program. See note for section 321 above.

Section 324, act Apr. 5, 1944, ch. 172, Sec. 4, 58 Stat. 191,

provided that moneys received under this chapter for products and

royalties from the 11 year demonstration plant program be paid into

the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts and a report to Congress on

all operations under this chapter be rendered by the Secretary on

or before the first day of January of each year. See note for

section 321 above.

Section 325, act Apr. 5, 1944, ch. 172, Sec. 5, 58 Stat. 191,

authorized the Secretary to issue rules and regulations to carry

out the 11 year demonstration plant program under this chapter and

provided that the authority and duties of the Secretary be

exercised through the Bureau of Mines. See note for section 321

above.

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AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Section 6 of act Apr. 5, 1944, as amended by acts Mar. 15, 1948,

and Sept. 22, 1950, Sec. 1, authorized appropriations of not to

exceed $87,600,000 to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

MORGANTOWN, W. VA., EXPERIMENT STATION

Section 2 of act Sept. 22, 1950, provided that out of the

$87,600,000 authorized to carry out this chapter, not to exceed

$2,600,000 be used for the construction and equipment of an

experiment station in or near Morgantown, West Virginia, for

research in mining, preparation, and utilization of coal,

petroleum, natural gas, peat, and other minerals.

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