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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1470

To reauthorize the Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute Act

of 1984.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 24, 1993

Mr. RAHALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To reauthorize the Mining and Mineral Resources Research

Institute Act of 1984.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mining and Mineral

5 Resources Research Institute Amendments of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. ALLOTMENT GRANTS AUTHORIZATION.

7 Section 1(a)(1) of the Mining and Mineral Resources

8 Research Institute Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1221(a)(1))

9 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 1990, through

10 September 30, 1994’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Sep-
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1 tember 30, 1995, through September 30, 1999, which

2 shall remain available until expended’’.

3 SEC. 3. RESEARCH GRANTS AUTHORIZATION.

4 Section 2(a) of the Mining and Mineral Resources

5 Research Institute Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1222(a)) is

6 amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 1990, through Sep7 tember 30, 1994’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Septem8 ber 30, 1995, through September 30, 1999’’.

9 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION.

10 Section 6(d)(1) of the Mining and Mineral Resources

11 Research Institute Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1226(d)(1))

12 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 1990, through

13 September 30, 1994’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Sep14 tember 30, 1995, through September 30, 1999’’.

15 SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY.

16 Section 10(b) of the Mining and Mineral Resources

17 Research Institute Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1230(b)) is

18 amended to read as follows:

19 ‘‘(b)(1) Those colleges and universities which, on the

20 date of enactment of the Mining and Mineral Resources

21 Research Institute Amendments of 1993 having a mining

22 and mineral resources research institute program that has

23 been found to be eligible pursuant to this Act shall con24 tinue to be eligible subject to a review pursuant to sub25 section (a) at least one during the period authorized by
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1 the Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute

2 Amendments of 1993.

3 ‘‘(2) Generic mineral technology centers established

4 prior to the date of enactment of the Mining and Mineral

5 Resources Research Institute Amendments of 1993 shall

6 continue to be eligible under this Act subject to a review

7 at least once during the period authorized by the Mining

8 and Mineral Resources Research Institute Amendments of

9 1993. In conducting such review, the Committee shall con10 sider the relevance and effectiveness of the reach con11 ducted and the need for further research in the generic

12 area.

13 ‘‘(c) Generic mineral technology centers are to be

14 composed only of mining and mineral resources research

15 institutes found eligible pursuant to subsection (a).’’.

16 SEC. 6. REPORT.

17 (a) REPORT ON PROGRAMS.—The Committee on

18 Mining and Mineral Resources established under section

19 9 of the Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute

20 Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1229) shall submit a report by

21 January 15, 1997, to the Committee on Natural Re22 sources of the United States House of Representatives and

23 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the

24 United States Senate on the programs established under

25 that Act.
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1 (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Such report may be

2 submitted in conjunction with the annual plan update re3 quired by section 9(e) of the Mining and Mineral Re4 sources Research Institute Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C.

5 1229(e)) and shall include, but not necessarily be limited

6 to, each of the following:

7 (1) A review of the activities of the mining and

8 mineral resources research institutes and generic

9 mineral technology centers subject to the Mining

10 and Mineral Resources Research Institute Act of

11 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1221 and following).

12 (2) A review of each mining and mineral re13 sources research institute’s eligibility as was re14 quired by section 10(b)(1) of the Mining and Min15 eral Resources Research Institute Act of 1984 (30

16 U.S.C. 1230(b)(1)).

17 (3) A review of each generic mineral technology

18 center’s eligibility as required by section 10(b)(2) of

19 the Mining and Mineral Resources Research Insti20 tute Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1230(b)(2)).

21 SEC. 7. NEW GENERIC CENTERS.

22 Pursuant to the Mining and Mineral Resources Re23 search Institute Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1221 and follow24 ing), the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and di-
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1 rected to establish generic mineral technology centers in

2 the following areas—

3 (1) mine health and safety; and

4 (2) metallic/non-metallic mining reclamation.

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