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(July 1, 1916, ch. 209, §1, 39 Stat. 303; Ex. Ord. No.

4239, June 4, 1925; Ex. Ord. No. 6611, Feb. 22, 1934;

Pub. L. 102–285, §10(b), May 18, 1992, 106 Stat.

172.)

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.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

§ 3. Duties of United States Bureau of Mines

It shall be the province and duty of the United

States Bureau of Mines, subject to the approval

of the Secretary of the Interior, to conduct inquiries and scientific and technologic investigations concerning mining, and the preparation,

treatment, and utilization of mineral substances

with a view to improving health conditions, and

increasing safety, efficiency, economic development, and conserving resources through the prevention of waste in the mining, quarrying, metallurgical, and other mineral industries; to inquire into the economic conditions affecting

these industries; to investigate explosives and

peat; and on behalf of the Government to investigate the mineral fuels and unfinished mineral

products belonging to, or for the use of, the

United States, with a view to their most efficient mining, preparation, treatment, and use;

and to disseminate information concerning

these subjects in such manner as will best carry

out the purposes of the provisions of sections 1,

3, and 5 to 7 of this title.

(May 16, 1910, ch. 240, §2, 36 Stat. 370; Feb. 25,

1913, ch. 72, §2, 37 Stat. 681; Ex. Ord. No. 4239,

June 4, 1925; Ex. Ord. No. 6611, Feb. 22, 1934; Pub.

L. 102–285, §10(b), May 18, 1992, 106 Stat. 172.)

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.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 of

this title; title 42 sections 5821, 7152.

§ 4. Investigation of lignite coal and peat

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and

directed to make experiments and investigations, through the United States Bureau of

Mines, of lignite coals and peat, to determine

the commercial and economic practicability of

their utilization in producing fuel oil, gasoline

substitutes, ammonia, tar, solid fuels, gas for

power, and other purposes. The Secretary of the

Interior is authorized and directed subject to applicable regulations under the Federal Property

and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as

amended [40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.], to sell or otherwise dispose of any property, plant, or machinery purchased or acquired under the provisions

of this section, as soon as the experiments and

investigations authorized have been concluded,

and report the results of such experiments and

investigations to Congress.

(Feb. 25, 1919, ch. 23, §§1, 2, 40 Stat. 1154; Ex. Ord.

No. 4239, June 4, 1925; Ex. Ord. No. 6611, Feb. 22,

1934; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §2(18), 65 Stat. 707;

Pub. L. 102–285, §10(b), May 18, 1992, 106 Stat.

172.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Federal Property and Administrative Services

Act of 1949, referred to in text, is act June 30, 1949, ch.

288, 63 Stat. 377, as amended. Provisions of that act relating to disposal of government property are classified

to chapter 10 (§471 et seq.) of Title 40, Public Buildings,

Property, and Works. For complete classification of

this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under

section 471 of Title 40 and Tables.

CODIFICATION

First sentence of this section is from first clause of

section 1 of act Feb. 25, 1919. Second sentence is from

section 2 of said act.

AMENDMENTS

1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, inserted reference to applicable regulations of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended.

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.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

See note set out under section 1 of this title.

§ 4a. Omitted

CODIFICATION

Section, act June 25, 1926, ch. 674, §1, 44 Stat. 768, authorized appropriation of $100,000 for fiscal year ending

June 30, 1927, and the four succeeding fiscal years for

investigation of potash deposits.

§ 4b. Cooperation with individuals, municipalities, etc.; contracts with owners; agreements

as to prices

The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce jointly are hereby authorized, within their discretion, to cooperate under

formal agreement with individuals, associations,

corporations, States, and municipalities, educational institutions, or other bodies, for the

purposes of this section: Provided, That before

undertaking drilling operations upon any tract

or tracts of land, the mineral deposits of which

are not the property of the United States, the

Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of

Commerce jointly shall enter into a contract or

contracts with the owners or lessees, or both, of

the mineral rights therein, and the aforesaid

contract or contracts shall provide, among other

things, that, if deposits of potash minerals or oil

shall be discovered in pursuance of operations

under said contract or contracts and if and when

said mineral deposits shall be mined and sold,

the owners or lessees, or both, of said mineral

rights shall pay to the Government and its cooperators a royalty of not less than 21

⁄2 per centum of the sale value of any potash minerals and

oil therefrom, said payments to continue until

such time as the total amount derived from said

royalty is equal to not more than the cost of the

exploration, as may be determined by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Com-