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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mining and Mineral
Resources Research Institute Amendments of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. ALLOTMENT GRANTS AUTHORIZATION.
Section 1(a)(1) of the Mining and Mineral Resources
Research Institute Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1221(a)(1))
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 1990, through
September 30, 1994’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Sep-
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tember 30, 1995, through September 30, 1999, which
shall remain available until expended’’.
SEC. 3. RESEARCH GRANTS AUTHORIZATION.
Section 2(a) of the Mining and Mineral Resources
Research Institute Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1222(a)) is
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 1990, through Sep-
tember 30, 1994’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Septem-
ber 30, 1995, through September 30, 1999’’.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION.
Section 6(d)(1) of the Mining and Mineral Resources
Research Institute Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1226(d)(1))
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 1990, through
September 30, 1994’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 1995, through September 30, 1999’’.
SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY.
Section 10(b) of the Mining and Mineral Resources
Research Institute Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1230(b)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b)(1) Those colleges and universities which, on the
date of enactment of the Mining and Mineral Resources
Research Institute Amendments of 1993 having a mining
and mineral resources research institute program that has
been found to be eligible pursuant to this Act shall con-
tinue to be eligible subject to a review pursuant to sub-
section (a) at least one during the period authorized by
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(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Such report may be
submitted in conjunction with the annual plan update re-
quired by section 9(e) of the Mining and Mineral Re-
sources Research Institute Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C.
1229(e)) and shall include, but not necessarily be limited
to, each of the following:
(1) A review of the activities of the mining and
mineral resources research institutes and generic
mineral technology centers subject to the Mining
and Mineral Resources Research Institute Act of
1984 (30 U.S.C. 1221 and following).
(2) A review of each mining and mineral re-
sources research institute’s eligibility as was re-
quired by section 10(b)(1) of the Mining and Min-
eral Resources Research Institute Act of 1984 (30
U.S.C. 1230(b)(1)).
(3) A review of each generic mineral technology
center’s eligibility as required by section 10(b)(2) of
the Mining and Mineral Resources Research Insti-
tute Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1230(b)(2)).
SEC. 7. NEW GENERIC CENTERS.
Pursuant to the Mining and Mineral Resources Re-
search Institute Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1221 and follow-
ing), the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and di-
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rected to establish generic mineral technology centers in
the following areas—
(1) mine health and safety; and
(2) metallic/non-metallic mining reclamation.
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