An Act to amend the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act so as to provide further for the prevention of accidents in coal mines
PL 89-376 (H.R.3584), enacted 03/26/1966

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Gifts, etc. 
Federal cooper-
ation. 
gress. 
States at a rate in excess of that received by persons under the 
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Classification Act of 1949 for performing comparable duties; 
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(5) procure services as authorized by section 15 of the Admin-
60 Stat. 810. 
istrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended (6 U.S.C. 55a), but 
at rates for mdividuals not to exceed $75 per diem when actually 
employed; and 
(6) accept any gifts, donations, or devises, or loans other than 
of money, to be used in carrying out the purposes of this section. 
(c) In determining the exhibits to be installed by the United States 
during the centennial celebration and in selecting the site or sites in 
the State of Alaska for such exhibits, the Secretary shall consult with 
the Alaska State Centennial Commission. 
(d) The head of each department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
Federal Government is authorized— 
(1) to cooperate with the Secretary with respect to United 
States participation in the ceremonial aspects of the centennial 
celebration; and 
(2) to make available to the Secretary from time to time, such 
personnel as may be necessary to assist the Secretary in carrying 
out his functions under this section. 
Appropriation. 
^g^ Thcre are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the pur-
poses of this section not to exceed $600,000. 
Report to Con- 
gj,(j 4 'pj^g Secretary shall report to the Congress within six months 
after the date of the official close of the centennial celebration con-
cerning the activities of the Federal Government pursuant to this 
Act, including a detailed statement of expenditures. 
Upon trans-
mission of sucli report to the Congress, all appointments made under 
this Act shall terminate. 
Approvsed March 26, 1966. 
Public Law 89-376 
March 26, 1966 
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ACT 
[H. R. 3584] 
To amend the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act so as to provide further for the 
prevention of accidents in coal mines. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Mine''sIf^ety°Ait 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may 
Amendments o
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be cited as the "Federal Coal Mine Safety Act Amendments of 1965". 
19^5. 
SEC. 2. (a) Subsection (b) of section 201 of the Federal Coal Mine 
Safety Act (66 Stat. 693; 30 U.S.C. 471 (b)) is repealed. 
(b) For a period of six months following the month during which 
this Act becomes effective, the amendments made by section 3 of this 
Act to the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act shall not apply to any mine 
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in which on the effective date of this Act no more than fourteen in-
dividuals are regularly employed underground, except that the amend-
ments made by subsections (c) and (d) of such section shall become 
effective on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) For a period of six months following the month during which 
this Act becomes effective, paragraph (5) of subsection (h) of section 
209 of the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act shall not apply to any mine 
in which on the effective date of this Act (1) no more than fourteen 
individuals are regularly employed underground and (2) the storage, 
handling, or use of black powder is expressly permitted by a statute 
of the State in which such mine is located. 
55 Stat. 177. 
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66 Stat. 707. 
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SEC. 3. (a) Section 203 of the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act (66 
Stat. 694; 30 U.S.C. 473) is amended by adding a new subsection (d) 
and a new subsection (e), reading as follows, and by redesignating 
present subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (f), (g),and (h), 
respectively, and by amending those subsections to read as follows: 
"(d) (1) If a duly authorized representative of the Bureau, upon ^^^^5^^^"°^^ ^"'^ 
making an inspection of a mine as authorized in section 202', finds that mi'nes.^'' 
any provision of section 209 is being violated, and if he also finds that, 
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while the conditions created by such violation do not cause danger that 
a mine explosion, mine fire, mine inundation, or man-trip or man-
hoist accident will occur in such mine immediately or before the immi-
nence of such danger can be eliminated, such violation is of such nature 
as could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause or effect 
of a mine explosion, mine fire, mine inundation, or man-trip or man-
hoist accident, and if he finds such violation to be caused by an unwar-
rantable failure of such operator to comply with the provisions of 
section 209, he shall include such finding in the notice given to the 
operator under subsection (b) of this section. Within ninety days 
of the time such notice was given to such operator, the Bureau shall 
cause such mine to be reinspected to determine if any similar such vio-
lation exists in such mine. 
Such reinspection shall be in addition to 
any special inspection required under section 203 or section 206. If, 
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during any special inspection relating to such violation or during such 
reinspection, a representative of the Bureau finds such similar viola-
tion does exist, and if he finds such violation to be caused by an 
unwarrantable failure of such operator to comply with the provisions 
of section 209, he shall forthwith issue an order requiring the operator 
to cause all persons in the area affected by such violation, except those 
persons referred to in paragraph (3) of this subsection, to be with-
drawn from, and to be debarred from entering, such area. 
Such find- ^rdi"'^'"^ ^
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ing and order shall state the provision or provisions of section 209 
which have been violated and shall contain a detailed description of 
the conditions which such representative finds cause and constitute 
such violation, and a description of the area from which persons must 
be withdrawn and debarred. 
The representative of the Bureau shall 
promptly thereafter advise the Director in writing of his findings and 
his action. 
"(2) If a withdrawal order with respect to any area in a mine has 
been issued pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, thereafter 
a withdrawal order shall promptly be issued by a duly authorized 
representative of the Bureau who finds upon any following inspection 
the existence in such mine of violations similar to those that resulted 
in the issuance of the withdrawal order under paragraph (1) of this 
subsection until such time as an inspection of such mine discloses no 
similar violations. Following an inspection of such mine which dis-
closes no similar violations, the provisions of paragraph (1) of this 
subsection shall again be applicable to that mine. 
"(3) No order issued under paragraphs (1) or (2) of this subsection 
shall require any of the following persons to be withdrawn from, or to 
be debarred from entering, the area described in the order: (A) Any 
person whose presence in such area is necessary, in the judgment of the 
operator of the mine, to abate the violation described in the order; 
(B) any public official whose official duties require him to enter such 
area; or (C) any legal or technical consultant or any representative 
of the employees of the mine, who is a certified person qualified to 
Withdrawal or-
ders. 
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Methane. 
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Notice to State 
agency. 
Inspection and 
report. 
eoncurrence of 
State inspector. 
Independent in-
spector, appoint-
ment. 
make mine examinations, or is accompanied by such a person, and 
whose presence in such area is necessary, in the judgment of the oper-
ator of the mine, for the proper investigation of the conditions 
described in the order. 
"(e) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section an order 
issued under subsection (c) or (d) of this section may be annulled, 
canceled, or revised by the duly authorized representative of the 
Bureau who issued such order or any other duly authorized representa-
tive of the Bureau. 
"(f) If a duly authorized representative of the Bureau, upon mak-
ing an inspection of a mine, as authorized in section 202, nnds that 
methane has been ignited in such mine or finds methane by use of a 
permissible flame safety lamp or by air analysis in an amount of 0.25 
per centum or more in any open workings of such mine when tested 
at a point not less than twelve inches from the roof, face, or rib, he 
shall make an order requiring the operator of such mine to comply 
with the provisions of section 209 of this title which pertain to gassy 
mines, in the operation of such mine. 
"(g)(1) If an order is made pursuant to subsection (a) of this 
section, and a State inspector did not participate in the inspection on 
which such order is based, the duly authorized representative of the 
Bureau who issued the order shall notify the State mine inspection 
or safety agency immediately, but not later than twenty-four hours 
after the issuance of such order, that such order has been issued. Fol-
lowing such order the operator of the mine may immediately request 
the State mine inspection or safety agency to assign a State inspector 
to inspect the mine. The State agency shall then promptly assign 
a State inspector to inspect the mine affected by such order and file 
an inspection report with the Bureau and the State agency. 
The 
order of the duly authorized representative of the Bureau shall remain 
in effect, but shall immediately be subject to review as provided in 
this title. 
"(2) No order shall be made pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) of 
this section with respect to a mine in a State in which a State plan 
approved under section 202(b) is in effect unless a State inspector 
participated in the inspection on which such order is based and concurs 
m such order, or an independent inspector appointed under paragraph 
(3) of this subsection concurs in such order. If the State inspector 
does not concur in such order, the operator of the mine, the duly 
authorized representative of the Bureau who proposes to make such 
order, or the State inspector may apply, within twenty-four hours 
after the completion of the inspection involved, for the appointment 
of an independent inspector under paragraph (3). Within five days 
after the date of his appointment, the independent inspector shall 
inspect the mine. The representative of the Bureau and the State 
inspector shall be given the opportunity to accompany the independ-
ent inspector during such inspection. If, after such inspection is com-
pleted, either the independent inspector or the State inspector concurs 
m the order, it shall be issued. 
"(3) Within five days after the date of receipt of an application 
under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the chief judge of the United 
States district court for the district in which the mine is involved is 
located (or in his absence, the clerk of such court) shall appoint a 
graduate engineer with experience in the coal-mining industry to serve 
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as an independent inspector under this subsection. Each independent 
inspector so appointed shall be compensated at the rate of $50 for each 
day of actual service (including each day he is traveling on official 
business) and shall, notwithstanding the Travel Expense Act of 1949, 5uscfgasnote. 
be fully reimbursed for traveling, subsistence, and related expenses. 
"(4) An order made pursuant to subsection (a) or (c) or (d) of 
this section with respect to a mine in a State in which a State plan 
approved under section 202(b) is in effect shall not be subject to 
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review under section 206, but shall be subject to review under section 
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207. 
"(h) Notice of each finding and order made under this section ^'^"at''^ *° "'"^ 
shall promptly be given to the operator of the mine to which it per- °^^ ^ °^' 
tains, W the person making such finding or order." 
(b) Section 202 of the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act (66 Stat. 
693; 30 U.S.C. 472) is amended as follows: 
(1) Subsection (a) is amended by striking out the reference to 
"section 203(d)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 203(f)"; and 
by striking out the reference to "section 203(c)" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "section 203 (c) and (d)". 
(2) Subsection (b) (2) (C) is amended by striking out the reference 
to "section 203(e)(1)" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"section 
203(g)(1)". 
(3) Subsection (c) is amended hy striking out the reference to 
"section 203(e) (3)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 203(g) (3)". 
(c) Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of section 205 of the Federal 
Coal Mine Safety Act (66 Stat. 697; 30 U.S.C. 475) are amended 
to read as follows: 
"(a) The Federal Coal Mine Safety Board of Eeview is hereby ^^^1^"^°^^^' 
continued as an agency of the United States, except that the Board 
^Appointment by 
shall consist of five members, instead of three members, who shall President. 
be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate. 
"(b) The terms of office of members of the Board shall be five years, 
except that— 
"(1) the terms of office of members in office on the date of 
enactment of the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act Amendments of 
1965, shall expire on the date originally fixed for their expiration, 
"(2) the term of office of one of the members appointed to fill 
a vacany resulting from tlie enactment of the Federal Coal Mine 
Safety Act Amendments of 1965 shall expire July 15, 1969,, and 
the term of office of the member appointed to fill the other vacancy 
resulting therefrom shall expire July 15,1970, and 
"(3) a vacancjy caused by the death, resignation, or removal 
of a member prior to the expiration of the term for which he 
was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of 
such unexpired term. 
The members of the Board may be removed by the President for inef-
ficiency, neglect of duty, or malfe^asance in office. 
"(c) Each member of the Board shall be compensated at the rate 
of $60 for each day of actual service (including each day he is traveling 
on official business) and shall, notwithstandmg the Travel Expense 
Act of 1949, be fully reimbursed for traveling, subsistence, and other 
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related expenses. The Board, at all times, shall consist of one person 
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who by reason of previous training and experience may reasonably of certain Board 
be said to represent the viewpoint of operators of coal mines employing 
fourteen or fewer employees underground (hereinafter referred to 
as 'small mine operators representative'), one person who by reason 
of previous training and experience may reasonably be said to rep-
members. 
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resent the viewpoint of operators of coal mines employing fifteen or 
more employees underground (hereinafter referred to as the 'large 
mine operators representative'), one person who by reason of pre-
vious training and experience may reasonably be said to represent 
the viewpoint of coal mine workers in mines employing fourteen or 
fewer employees underground (hereinafter referred to as the 'small 
mine workers representative'), one person who by reason of previous 
training and experience may reasonably be said to represent the view-
point of coal mine workers in mines employing fifteen or more em-
ployees underground (hereinafter referred to as the 'large mine 
workers representative'), and one person who shall be chairman of 
the Board, who shall be a graduate engineer with experience in the 
coal mining industry or shall have had at least five years' experience 
as a practical mining engineer in the coal mining industry, and who 
shall not, within one year of his appointment as a member of the 
Board, have had a pecuniary interest in, or have been regularly 
employed or engaged in, the mining of coal, or have regularly 
represented either coal mine operators or coal mine workers, or have 
been an officer or employee of the Department of the Interior assigned 
to duty in the Bureau. 
Principal office. 
u^^'j rpj^^ principal office of the Board shall be in the District of 
Columbia. 
Whenever the convenience of the public or of the parties 
may be promoted, or delay or expense may be minimized, the Board 
may hold hearings or conduct other proceedings at any other place. At 
the request of an operator of a mine the Board shall hold hearings or 
conduct other proceedings at the county seat of the county in which 
the mine is located or at any place mutually agreed to by the chairman 
of the Board and the operator of the mine involved in the appeal or 
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proceeding. 
The Board shall have an official seal which shall be 
judicially noticed and which shall be preserved in the custody of the 
secretary of the Board." 
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^^^ Subsection (f) of section 205 of such Act is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(f) Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum, and 
official action can be taken only on the affirmative vote of at least 
three members, except that in any official action involving mines in 
which no more than fourteen individuals are regularly employed 
underground the participation of the small mine operators' represen-
tative and small mine workers' representative shall be required, and 
in any official action involving mines in which more than fourteen 
individuals are regularly employed underground the pjarticipation 
of the large mine operators' representative and large mine workers' 
representative shall oe required; but a special panel composed of one 
or more members, upon order of the Board, shall conduct any hearing 
provided for in section 207 of this title and submit the transcript of 
such hearing to the entire Board of its action thereon. Such transcript 
shall be made available to the parties prior to any final action of the 
Board. 
An opportunity to appear before the Board shall be afforded 
the parties prior to any final action and the Board may afford the 
parties an opportunity to submit additional evidence as may be 
inflrmlu^n"^ °^ required for a full and true disclosure of the facts. Every official 
orma ion. 
^^^ ^^ ^^^ Board shall be entered of record, and its hearings and 
records thereof shall be open to the public." 
(e) Section 206 of the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act (66 Stat. 699; 
30 U.S.C. 476) is amended as follows: 
(1) Subsection (a) is amended by striking out the reference to "sec-
tion 203 (e) (4)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 203 (g) (4)". 
Quorum. 
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(2] Subsection (b) is amended by striking out the reference to 
"section 203 (e) (4)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 203 (g) (4)". 
(3) A new subsection (c), reading as follows, is added and present 
subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) are redesignated as subsections 
(d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively, and are amended to read as 
follows: 
"(c) Except as provided in section 203(g) (4), an operator notified ^J^^^^^^i^°^/°'' 
of an order made pursuant to section 203 (d) may apply to the Director viTi^^Tof' ordJr! 
for annulment or revision of such order. 
Upon receipt of such appli- 
^"'e, p. ss. 
cation the Director shall make a special inspection of the mine affected 
by such order, or cause three duly authorized representatives of the 
Bureau, other than the representative who made such order, to make 
such inspection of such mine and report thereon to him. 
Upon 
making such special inspection himself, or up^on receiving the report 
of such inspection made by such representatives, the Director shall 
find whether or not there was a violation of section- 209 as described 
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in such order, at the time of the making of such order. 
If he finds 
there was no such violation he shall make an order annulling the order 
under review. 
If he finds there was such a violation he shall also find 
whether or not such violation was totally abated at the time of the 
making of such special inspection. 
If he finds that such violation 
was totally abated at such time, he shall make an order annulling the 
order under review. 
If he finds that such violation was not totally 
abated at such time, he shall find the extent of the area of such mine 
which was affected by such violation at the time such special inspection 
was made, and he shall then make an order, consistent with his find-
ings, affirming or revising the order under review. 
"(d) An operator notified of an order made pursuant to section 
203(f) may apply, not later than twenty days after the receipt of 
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notice of such order, to the Director for annulment of such order. 
Upon receipt of such application the Director shall make or cause to 
be made such investigation as he deems necessary. Upon concluding 
his investigation or upon receiving the report of such investigation 
made at his direction, the Director shall find whether or not methane 
has been i^iited in such mine, or whether or not methane was found 
in such mine in an amount of 0.25 per centum or more in any open 
workings of such mine, when tested at a point not less than twelve 
inches from the roof, face, or rib, at the time of the making of such 
order. If he finds that methane has not been ignited in such mine and 
was not found in such mine as set out in such order, he shall make an 
order annulling the order under review. It he finds that methane has 
been ignited in such mine or was found in such mine as set out in the 
order under review, he shall make an order denying such application. 
" (e) The Director shall cause notice of each finding and order made ^^„°*^^" *° '"'"^ 
under this section to be given promptly to the operator of the mine to """" ' 
which it pertains. 
"(f) Except as provided in section 203(g) (4), at any time while an 
order made pursuant to section 203 or this section is in effect, or any 
time during the pendency of a proceeding under section 207 or section 
208 seeking annulment or revision of such order, the operator of the 
mine affected by such order may apply to the Director for annulment 
or revision of such order. The Director shall thereupon proceed to act 
upon such application in the manner provided in subsections (a), (b), 
(c) or (d) of this section. 
"(g) In view of the urgent need for prompt decision of matters 
submitted to the Director under this section, all actions which the 
operator. 
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Director or his representatives are required to take under this section 
shall be taken as rapidly as practicable, consistent with adequate con-
sideration of the issues involved." 
(f) Section 207 of the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act (66 Stat. 700; 
as amended 74 Stat. 201; 30 U.S.C. 477) is amended as follows: 
(1) Subsection (a) is amended by striking out the reference to 
"subsection (a), (c) or (d)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection 
(a), (c), (d) or (f)"; by striking out the reference to "subsection (d)" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (f)"; and by striking out the 
reference to "subsection (c)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection 
(2) A new subsection (h), reading as follows, is inserted and 
present subsections (h), (i), and (j) are redesignated as subsections 
(i), (j), and (k), respectively, and are amended to read as follows: 
Board findings. 
^^ (h) If thc procecdiug is one in which an operator seeks annulment 
or revision of an order made pursuant to section 203(d), the Board, 
upon conclusion of the hearing, shall find whether or not there was 
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.^ violation of section 209, as described in such order, at the time 
of the making of such order. If the Board finds there was no such 
violation, the Board shall make an order annulling the order under 
review. 
If the Board finds there was such a violation, the Board 
shall also find whether or not such violation was totally abated at 
the time of the filing of the operator's application. 
If the Board 
finds that such violation was totally abated at such time, the Board 
shall make an order annulling the order under review. If the Board 
finds that such violation was not totally abated at such time, the 
Board shall find the extent of the area of such mine which was 
affected by such violation at such time, and shall make an order, con-
sistent with its findings, affirming or revising the order under review, 
"(i) If the proceeding is one in which an operator seeks annulment 
Ante,pp.85,89. of an Order made pursuant to section 203(f) or 206(d), the Board, 
upon conclusion of the hearing, shall find whether or not methane has 
been ignited in such mine or was found in such mine in an amount of 
0.25 per centum or more in any open workings of such mine when 
tested at a point not less than twelve inches from the roof, face, or rib, 
as set out in such order. If the Board finds that methane has not been 
ignited in such mine and was not found in such mine as set out in 
such order, the Board shall make an order annulling the order under 
review. If the Board finds that methane has been ignited in such 
mine or was found in such mine as set out in the order under review, 
the Board shall make an order denying such application. 
" (j) Each finding and order made by the Board shall be in writing. 
It shall show the date on which it is made, and shall bear the signa-
tures of the members of the Board who concur therein. Upon making 
a finding and order the Board shall cause a true copy thereof to be 
sent by registered mail or by certified mail to all parties or their 
attorneys of record. The Board shall cause each such finding and 
order to be entered on its official record, together with any written 
opinion prepared by any members in support of, or dissenting from, 
any such finding or order. 
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d for prompt 
«^j^^ j ^ ^ ^^^^ ^£ ^j^^ urgcut uccd for j)rompt decision of matters 
submitted to the Board under this section, all actions which the 
Board is required to take under this section shall be taken as rapidly 
as practicable, consistent with adequate consideration of the issues 
involved." 
action. 
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SEO. 4. Subsection (d) of section 210 of the Federal Coal Mine 
Safety Act (66 Stat. 708; 30 U.S.C. 480(d)) is amended by striking 
out the reference to "section 203(e) (3)" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"section 203(g) (3)". 
SEC. 5. Section 212 of the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act (66 Stat. 
709; 30 U.S.C. 482) is amended by adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
"(d) For the promotion of sound and effective coordination of 
Federal and State activities within the field covered by this Act, to 
eliminate duplication of effort and expense, and to secure effective 
enforcement of the coal mine safety requirements established by this 
title, the director shall affirmatively and diligently seek to cooperate 
with the mine inspection or safety agencies of the several States, 
through formal agreement or otherwise, in the enforcement of the 
provisions of this title. 
"(e) (1) The Secretary of the Interior shall enlarge and intensify 
the educational programs of the Bureau of Mines with respect to the 
advancement of health and safety in coal mines. 
"(2) The Secretary of the Interior may also make grants to States 
to assist them in planning and implementing programs for the 
advancement of health and safety in coal mines. 
The amount 
granted any State for a fiscal year under this paragraph may not 
exceed 50 per centum of the amount expended Inr such State in such 
year for carrying out such programs and no one State may be granted 
an amount in a fiscal year which exceeds 15 per centum of the aggre-
gate amount granted all States for that year. There is hereby author-
ized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and 
each of the succeeding fiscal years for carrying out this paragraph, 
the sum of $500,000." 
SEC. 6. The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a special study 
to determine the sufficiency of the present safety requirements of the 
Federal Coal Mine Safety Act, with particular emphasis upon the 
requirements relative to roof support, ventilation, and electrical equip-
ment. The Secretary of the Interior shall make a report to the Con-
gress on the results of such study, together with his recommendations, 
within one year after the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7. (a) The Secretary of the Interior shall, as soon as feasible 
after the enactment of this Act, convene one or more conferences for 
the purpose of enabling those persons affected by this Act to become 
familiar with its provisions, particularly the enforcement provisions 
of section 209. The Secretary shall invite the participation in such 
conference or conferences of (1) mine safety experts of the Depart-
ment of the Interior, (2) representatives of the appropriate State 
mine inspection or safety agencies, (3) representatives of owners and 
operators of all classes and categories of coal mines, (4) individuals or 
representatives of individuals employed in all classes and categories 
of coal mines, and (5) such other experts as he deems advisable. 
(b) The Secretary of the Interior shall, upon the enactment of this 
Act, immediately provide the operator of each mine subject to inspec-
tion as authorized by section 202 with a copy of the form used in coal 
mine inspections by agents of the Bureau of Mines, clearly indicating 
the enforceable provisions of the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act. Such 
information should be in such form as would be readily compre-
hensible and sliall include a complete description of the procedures 
available to an operator to seek the annulment or revision of an order 
6f an agent of the Bureau of Mines. Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as iuithorizing the Secretary to modify the provisions of the 
.Vet. 
Approved March 26, 1966. 
Federal and 
State cooperation. 
Educational pro-
grams. 
Grants to 
States. 
Appropriation. 
Study. 
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Report to Con-
gress. 
Conferences. 
Forms used in 
inspections.