2016 US Code
Title 30 - Mineral Lands and Mining
Chapter 17 - Exploration Program for Discovery of Minerals
Sec. 641 - Establishment and maintenance of program for exploration; financial assistance

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Citation 30 U.S.C. § 641 (2016)
Section Name §641. Establishment and maintenance of program for exploration; financial assistance
Section Text

The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed, in order to provide for discovery of additional domestic mineral reserves, to establish and maintain a program for exploration by private industry within the United States, its Territories and possessions for such minerals, excluding organic fuels, as he shall from time to time designate, and to provide Federal financial assistance on a participating basis for that purpose.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 85–701, §1, Aug. 21, 1958, 72 Stat. 700.)

Editorial Notes CONGRESSIONAL DECLARATION OF POLICY

The recital clause of Pub. L. 85–701, Aug. 21, 1958, 72 Stat. 700, which preceded section 1, provided: "That it is declared to be the policy of the Congress to stimulate exploration for minerals within the United States, its Territories and possessions."

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 17 - EXPLORATION PROGRAM FOR DISCOVERY OF MINERALS
Sec. 641 - Establishment and maintenance of program for exploration; financial assistance
Contains section 641
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 72 Stat. 700
Public Law References Public Law 85-701
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