2017 US Code
Title 30 - Mineral Lands and Mining
Chapter 13 - Control of Coal-Mine Fires
Sec. 553 - Duties of Secretary; surveys, research, etc.; projects

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Citation 30 U.S.C. § 553 (2017)
Section Name §553. Duties of Secretary; surveys, research, etc.; projects
Section Text

The Secretary of the Interior, in order to effectuate the policy declared in section 551 of this title, is hereby authorized—

(a) to conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to the causes and extent of outcrop and underground fires in coal formations and the methods for control or extinguishment of such fires; to publish the results of any such surveys, investigations, and researches; and to disseminate information concerning such method; and

(b) to plan and execute projects for control or extinguishment of fires in coal formations.

Source Credit

(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1156, §3, 68 Stat. 1009.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, 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 13 - CONTROL OF COAL-MINE FIRES
Sec. 553 - Duties of Secretary; surveys, research, etc.; projects
Contains section 553
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
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Statutes at Large References 68 Stat. 1009
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