§ 1605. — Applicability to other statutory national mining and minerals policies.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC1605]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 28--MATERIALS AND MINERALS POLICY, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 1605. Applicability to other statutory national mining and
minerals policies
Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as changing in any
manner or degree the provisions of and requirements of section 21a of
this title. For the purposes of achieving the objectives set forth in
section 1602 of this title, the Congress declares that the President
shall direct (1) the Secretary of the Interior to act immediately within
the Department's statutory authority to attain the goals contained in
section 21a of this title and (2) the Executive Office of the President
to act immediately to promote the goals contained in section 21a of this
title among the various departments and agencies.
(Pub. L. 96-479, Sec. 6, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2309.)