CHAPTER 1 — United States Bureau of Mines
23 sections.
- § 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. — Omitted
- § 12. — Repealed. Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 562, § 1(16), 65 Stat. 638
- § 13. — Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal; establishment and maintenance
- § 14. — Acquisition of land; cooperation with other agencies
- § 15. — Repealed. Pub. L. 86–533, § 1(17), June 29, 1960, 74 Stat. 248
- § 16. — Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal; establishment of advisory committee; composition; functions; appointment