§ 1229. — Committee on Mining and Mineral Resources Research.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC1229]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 25--SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION
SUBCHAPTER III--STATE MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES
Sec. 1229. Committee on Mining and Mineral Resources Research
(a) Appointment; composition
The Secretary shall appoint a Committee on Mining and Mineral
Resources Research composed of--
(1) the Assistant Secretary of the Interior responsible for
minerals and mining research, or his delegate;
(2) the Director, United States Bureau of Mines, or his
delegate;
(3) the Director, United States Geological Survey, or his
delegate;
(4) the Director of the National Science Foundation, or his
delegate;
(5) the President, National Academy of Sciences, or his
delegate;
(6) the President, National Academy of Engineering, or his
delegate; and
(7) not more than 7 other persons who are knowledgeable in the
fields of mining and mineral resources research, including two
university administrators involved in the conduct of programs
authorized by this subchapter, 3 representatives from the mining
industry, a working miner, and a representative from the
conservation community. In making these 7 appointments, the
Secretary shall consult with interested groups.
(b) Consultation and recommendations
The Committee shall consult with, and make recommendations to, the
Secretary on all matters relating to mining and mineral resources
research and the determinations that are required to be made under this
subchapter. The Secretary shall consult with, and consider
recommendations of, such Committee in such matters.
(c) Compensation, travel, subsistence and related expenses
Committee members, other than officers or employees of Federal,
State, or local governments, shall be, for each day (including
traveltime) during which they are performing Committee business, paid at
a rate fixed by the Secretary but not \1\ excess of the daily equivalent
of the maximum rate of pay for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under
section 5332 of title 5, and shall be fully reimbursed for travel,
subsistence, and related expenses.
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(d) Chairmanship of Committee
The Committee shall be jointly chaired by the Assistant Secretary of
the Interior responsible for minerals and mining and a person to be
elected by the Committee from among the members referred to in
paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) of subsection (a) of this section.
(e) National plan for research
The Committee shall develop a national plan for research in mining
and mineral resources, considering ongoing efforts in the universities,
the Federal Government, and the private sector, and shall formulate and
recommend a program to implement the plan utilizing resources provided
for under this subchapter. The Committee shall submit such plan to the
Secretary, the President, and the Congress on or before March 1, 1986,
and shall submit an annual update of such plan by January 15 of each
calendar year.
(f) Application of Federal Advisory Committee Act
Section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
shall not apply to the Committee.
(Pub. L. 98-409, Sec. 9, Aug. 29, 1984, 98 Stat. 1540; Pub. L. 100-483,
Secs. 8, 9, Oct. 12, 1988, 102 Stat. 2340; Pub. L. 102-285, Sec. 10(b),
May 18, 1992, 106 Stat. 172.)
References in Text
Section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in
subsec. (f), is section 10 of Pub. L. 92-463, which is set out in the
Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Mining and Mineral Resources
Research Institute Act of 1984, and not as part of the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 which comprises this chapter.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1229, Pub. L. 95-87, title III, Sec. 309, Aug. 3,
1977, 91 Stat. 455, contained provisions similar to this section
covering fiscal years 1978 through 1984.
Amendments
1988--Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 100-483, Sec. 8, substituted ``7 other
persons'' for ``six other persons'', ``this subchapter, 3'' for
``section 301 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977,
two'', and ``7 appointments'' for ``six appointments''.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100-483, Sec. 9, substituted ``submit an annual
update of such plan by January 15 of each calendar year'' for ``update
the plan annually thereafter''.
Change of Name
``United States Bureau of Mines'' substituted for ``Bureau of
Mines'' in subsec. (a)(2) pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102-285,
set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec.
(e) of this section relating to the requirement to submit annual updates
of the national plan to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as
amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and
Finance, and page 157 of House Document No. 103-7.
References in Other Laws to GS-16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates
References in laws to the rates of pay for GS-16, 17, or 18, or to
maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered
references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I,
Sec. 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101-509, set out in a note under section 5376
of Title 5.
Reports
Section 11 of Pub. L. 100-483 directed Committee on Mining and
Mineral Resources Research to submit a report to Congress by Jan. 15,
1992, on programs established under this subchapter, including reviews
of activities of the institutes and generic mineral technology centers
established under this subchapter, each institute's and center's
eligibility pursuant to section 1230 of this title, and recommendations
on establishing new generic mineral technology centers, as well as
phasing out or consolidating existing centers, and further directed
Committee to submit to Congress, by Jan. 15, 1990, a proposal to
establish a Generic Mineral Technology Center on Strategic and Critical
Minerals.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1221 of this title.
