§ 16. — Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal; establishment of advisory committee; composition; functions; appointment.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 30USC16]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 1--UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES
Sec. 16. Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal;
establishment of advisory committee; composition; functions;
appointment
The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States
Bureau of Mines, may, in his discretion, create and establish an
advisory committee composed of not more than six members to exercise
consultative functions, when required by the Secretary, in connection
with the administration of sections 13 to 16 of this title. The said
committee shall be composed of representatives of anthracite coal mine
owners, of representatives of anthracite coal mine workers and the
public in equal number. The members of said committee shall be appointed
by the Secretary of the Interior without regard to the civil-service
laws.
(Dec. 18, 1942, ch. 764, Sec. 4, 56 Stat. 1057.)
References in Text
The civil-service laws, referred to in text, are set forth in Title
5, Government Organization and Employees. See particularly, section 3301
et seq. of Title 5.
Transfer of Functions
See note set out under section 1 of this title.
Termination of Advisory Committees
Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not
later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973,
unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an
officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by
appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in
the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is
otherwise provided by law. Advisory committees established after Jan. 5,
1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period
beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a
committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal
Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the
expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee
established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by
law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set
out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 14 of this title.
