30 USC 553: Duties of Secretary; surveys, research, etc.; projects
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30 USC 553: Duties of Secretary; surveys, research, etc.; projects Text contains those laws in effect on November 16, 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.

(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1156, §3, 68 Stat. 1009 .)