§ 13. — Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal; establishment and maintenance.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC13]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 1--UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES
Sec. 13. Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal;
establishment and maintenance
The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States
Bureau of Mines, is authorized and directed to establish, equip, and
maintain a research laboratory in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania
to conduct researches and investigations on the mining, preparation, and
utilization of anthracite coal and to develop new scientific, chemical,
and technical uses and new and extended markets and outlets for
anthracite coal and its products. Such laboratory shall be planned as a
center for information and assistance in matters pertaining to
conserving resources for national defense; to the more efficient mining,
preparation, and utilization of anthracite coal; and pertaining to
safety, health, and sanitation in mining operations and other matters
relating to problems of the anthracite industry.
(Dec. 18, 1942, ch. 764, Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 1056.)
Transfer of Functions
See note set out under section 1 of this title.
Authorization of Appropriations
Section 5 of act Dec. 18, 1942, provided that: ``In order to carry
out the purposes of this Act [sections 13 to 16 of this title] there is
authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of (a) $450,000 for the erection and
equipment of a building or buildings, including plumbing, lighting,
heating, general service, and experimental equipment and apparatus, the
necessary roads, walks, and ground improvement, and land for the site of
the building if no land is donated; and (b) $175,000 annually for the
maintenance and operation of the experimental station, including
personal services, supplies, equipment, and expenses of travel and
subsistence.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 14 of this title.