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activities authorized under this chapter; and

to conduct any of the activities authorized

under this chapter in cooperation with any

person or agency, Federal, State, or private.

Any money so received shall be deposited in

the Treasury of the United States in an available trust fund to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Treasury upon certification by

the Secretary of the Interior in accordance

with the terms of the grant, and shall remain

available until expended for the purposes for

which received and accepted.

(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1156, §6, 68 Stat. 1010.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The civil service laws, referred to in subsec. (a), are

set forth in Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See, particularly, section 3301 et seq. of Title

5.

CODIFICATION

In subsec. (a), ‘‘chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5’’ substituted for ‘‘the Classification Act

of 1949, as amended’’ on authority of Pub. L. 89–554,

§7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of

which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and

Employees.

§ 557. Rules and regulations

The Secretary of the Interior may issue rules

and regulations to effectuate the purposes of

this chapter.

(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1156, §7, 68 Stat. 1011.)

§ 558. Authorization of appropriations

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums,1 as may be necessary to

carry out the provisions and purposes of this

chapter.

(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1156, §8, 68 Stat. 1011; Pub. L.

102–486, title XXV, §2504(d)(3), Oct. 24, 1992, 106

Stat. 3106.)

AMENDMENTS

1992—Pub. L. 102–486 struck out ‘‘not to exceed

$500,000 annually,’’ after ‘‘such sums,’’.

CHAPTER 14—ANTHRACITE MINE DRAINAGE

AND FLOOD CONTROL

Sec.

571. Declaration of policy.

572. United States contributions to Pennsylvania:

authority, conditions, limitations.

(a) Contributions to be matched by Commonwealth.

(b) Amount of contributions authorized.

(c) Limitation on use of contribution.

(d) Commonwealth responsible for installation and operation of projects.

(e) Location and operation of projects.

(f) Economic justification for abandoned

coal mine projects.

573. Statement by Commonwealth for Secretary.

574. Hearings; withholding payments.

575. Annual reports to Congress by Secretary.

576. Authorization of appropriations.

CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This chapter is referred to in title 40 App. section 205.

§ 571. Declaration of policy

It is hereby recognized that the presence of

large volumes of water in anthracite coal formations involves serious wastage of the fuel resources of the Nation, and constitutes a menace

to health and safety and national security. It is

therefore declared to be the policy of the Congress to provide for the control and drainage of

water in the anthracite coal formations and

thereby conserve natural resources, promote national security, prevent injuries and loss of life,

and preserve public and private property, and to

seal abandoned coal mines and to fill voids in

abandoned coal mines, in those instances where

such work is in the interest of the public health

or safety.

(July 15, 1955, ch. 369, §1, 69 Stat. 352; Pub. L.

87–818, §1(1), Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 934.)

AMENDMENTS

1962—Pub. L. 87–818 declared it to be the policy of the

Congress ‘‘to seal abandoned coal mines and to fill

voids in abandoned coal mines, in those instances

where such work is in the interest of the public health

or safety’’.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 572 of this title.

§ 572. United States contributions to Pennsylvania: authority, conditions, limitations

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in

order to carry out the purposes mentioned in

section 571 of this title, to make financial contributions on the basis of programs or projects

approved by the Secretary to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (hereinafter designated

as the ‘‘Commonwealth’’) to seal abandoned coal

mines and to fill voids in abandoned coal mines,

in those instances where such work is in the interest of the public health or safety, and for control and drainage of water which, if not so controlled or drained, will cause the flooding of anthracite coal formations, said contributions to

be applied to the cost of drainage works, pumping plants, and related facilities but subject,

however, to the following conditions and limitations:

(a) Contributions to be matched by Commonwealth

The amounts authorized to be contributed by

the Secretary of the Interior to the Commonwealth shall be equally matched by the Commonwealth;

(b) Amount of contributions authorized

The total amount of contributions by the Secretary of the Interior under the authority of this

chapter shall not exceed $8,500,000, of which

$1,500,000 of the unexpended balance remaining

as of July 31, 1962, shall be reserved for the control and drainage of water;

(c) Limitation on use of contribution

The amounts contributed by the Secretary of

the Interior under the authority of this chapter

and the equally matched amounts contributed

by the Commonwealth shall not be used for operating and maintaining projects constructed

pursuant to this chapter or for the purchase of

culm, rock, or spoil banks;

(d) Commonwealth responsible for installation

and operation of projects

The Commonwealth shall have full responsibility for installing, operating, and maintain-