An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study covering the causes and prevention of injuries, health hazards, and other health and safety conditions in metal and nonmetallic mines (excluding coal and lignite mines)
PL 87-300 (H.R.8341), enacted 09/26/1961

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reason of the amendment made by the first section of this Act and 
by reason of subsection (a) of this section, of the right to receive 
such annuity, shall be paid until any sum refunded under section 3 
of the Act of September 1, 1954, as in effect prior to the date of 
enactment of such amendment, is deposited or is collected by offset 
against the annuity. 
Approved September 26, 1961. 
68 Stat. 1143. 
S u s e 2284. 
Public Law 87-300 
A N A C T 
September 26, 1961 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study covering the causes 
[H. R. 8341] 
and prevention of injuries, health hazards, and other health and safety con-
ditions in metal and nonmetallic mines (excluding coal and lignite mines). 
Be it enacted hy the Seriate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to make or cause 
to be made a study covering— 
(1) the causes of injuries and health hazards in metal and non-
metallic mines (excluding coal and lignite mines); 
(2) the relative effectiveness of voluntary versus mandatory 
reporting of accident statistics; 
(3) the relative contribution to safety of inspection programs 
embodying— 
(A) right-of-entry only and 
(B) right-of-entry plus enforcement authority; 
(4) the effectiveness of health and safety education and 
training; 
(5) the magnitude of effort and costs of each of these possible 
phases of an effective safety program for metal and nonmetallic 
mines (excluding coal and lignite mines) ; and 
(6) the scope and adequacy of State mine-safety laws appli-
cable to such mines and the enforcement of such laws. 
SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of the Interior or any duly authorized 
representative shall be entitled to admission to,, and to require reports 
from the operator of, any metal or nonmetallic mine which is in a 
State (excluding any coal or lignite mine), the products of which 
regularly enter commerce or the operations of which substantially 
affect commerce, for the purpose of gathering data and information 
necessary for the study authorized in the first section of this Act. 
(b) As used in this section— 
(1) the term "State" includes the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico and any possession of the United States; and 
(2) the term "commerce" means commerce between any State 
and any place outside thereof, or between points within the same 
State but through any place outside thereof. 
SEC. 3, The Secretary of the Interior shall submit a report of his 
findings, together with recommendations for an effective safety pro-
gram for metal and nonmetallic mines (excluding coal and lignite 
mines) based upon such findings, to the Congress not more than 
two years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved September 26, 1961. 
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