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30 USC CHAPTER 9 - RARE AND PRECIOUS METALS EXPERIMENT

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 9 - RARE AND PRECIOUS METALS EXPERIMENT STATION

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CHAPTER 9 - RARE AND PRECIOUS METALS EXPERIMENT STATION

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411. Establishment and operation of experimental plant.

412. Acquisition of lands and interests; acceptance of

money and property; disposition and use of money.

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30 USC Sec. 411 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 9 - RARE AND PRECIOUS METALS EXPERIMENT STATION

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Sec. 411. Establishment and operation of experimental plant

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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 at Reno, Nevada, for research,

investigation, and as a center for information and assistance in

matters pertaining to the mining, preparation, metallurgy, use, and

conservation of the rare and precious metals of the Sierra Nevada

mining region, and pertaining to other problems affecting the

mining industry of that region.

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(June 21, 1950, ch. 338, Sec. 1, 64 Stat. 248; Pub. L. 102-285,

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

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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.

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APPROPRIATIONS

Section 3 of act June 21, 1950, provided that: "In order to carry

out the purposes of this Act [enacting this chapter] there is

hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the

Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of (a) $750,000 for

the erection and equipment of a building or buildings, including

plumbing, lighting, heating, ventilation, general service,

experimental equipment and apparatus, the necessary roads, walks,

and ground improvements; and (b) $250,000 annually for the

maintenance and operation of the experiment station, including

personal services, supplies, equipment, and expenses of travel and

subsistence."

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30 USC Sec. 412 01/06/03

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 9 - RARE AND PRECIOUS METALS EXPERIMENT STATION

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Sec. 412. Acquisition of lands and interests; acceptance of money

and property; disposition and use of money

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For the purposes of this chapter the Secretary, acting through

the United States Bureau of Mines, is authorized to acquire land

and interests therein; to receive and accept money and property,

real or personal, or interests therein, and services as a gift,

bequest, or contribution; and may conduct activities or projects in

cooperation with any person, firm, agency, or organization,

Federal, State, or private. Money so received shall be deposited in

the Treasury of the United States in a special fund or funds for

disbursement by the United States Bureau of Mines and shall remain

available for the purposes for which received and accepted until

expended.

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(June 21, 1950, ch. 338, Sec. 2, 64 Stat. 248; Pub. L. 102-285,

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

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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.

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