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§ 1601. —  Congressional statement of findings; "materials" defined.

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[CITE: 30USC1601]

 
                   TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
 
  CHAPTER 28--MATERIALS AND MINERALS POLICY, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT
 
Sec. 1601. Congressional statement of findings; ``materials'' 
        defined
        
    (a) The Congress finds that--
        (1) the availability of materials is essential for national 
    security, economic well-being, and industrial production;
        (2) the availability of materials is affected by the stability 
    of foreign sources of essential industrial materials, instability of 
    materials markets, international competition and demand for 
    materials, the need for energy and materials conservation, and the 
    enhancement of environmental quality;
        (3) extraction, production, processing, use, recycling, and 
    disposal of materials are closely linked with national concerns for 
    energy and the environment;
        (4) the United States is strongly interdependent with other 
    nations through international trade in materials and other products;
        (5) technological innovation and research and development are 
    important factors which contribute to the availability and use of 
    materials;
        (6) the United States lacks a coherent national materials policy 
    and a coordinated program to assure the availability of materials 
    critical for national economic well-being, national defense, and 
    industrial production, including interstate commerce and foreign 
    trade; and
        (7) notwithstanding the enactment of section 21a of this title, 
    the United States does not have a coherent national materials and 
    minerals policy.

    (b) As used in this chapter, the term ``materials'' means 
substances, including minerals, of current or potential use that will be 
needed to supply the industrial, military, and essential civilian needs 
of the United States in the production of goods or services, including 
those which are primarily imported or for which there is a prospect of 
shortages or uncertain supply, or which present opportunities in terms 
of new physical properties, use, recycling, disposal or substitution, 
with the exclusion of food and of energy fuels used as such.

(Pub. L. 96-479, Sec. 2, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2305.)


      

	 
	 




























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