30 USC 553: Duties of Secretary; surveys, research, etc.; projects
Text contains those laws in effect on May 3, 2024
From Title 30-MINERAL LANDS AND MININGCHAPTER 13-CONTROL OF COAL-MINE FIRES
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§553. Duties of Secretary; surveys, research, etc.; projects
The Secretary of the Interior, in order to effectuate the policy declared in section 551 of this title, is hereby authorized-
(a) to conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to the causes and extent of outcrop and underground fires in coal formations and the methods for control or extinguishment of such fires; to publish the results of any such surveys, investigations, and researches; and to disseminate information concerning such method; and
(b) to plan and execute projects for control or extinguishment of fires in coal formations.