§ 553. — Duties of Secretary; surveys, research, etc.; projects.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC553]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 13--CONTROL OF COAL-MINE FIRES
Sec. 553. Duties of Secretary; surveys, research, etc.; projects
The Secretary of the Interior, in order to effectuate the policy
declared in section 551 of this title, is hereby authorized--
(a) to conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to
the causes and extent of outcrop and underground fires in coal
formations and the methods for control or extinguishment of such
fires; to publish the results of any such surveys, investigations,
and researches; and to disseminate information concerning such
method; and
(b) to plan and execute projects for control or extinguishment
of fires in coal formations.
(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1156, Sec. 3, 68 Stat. 1009.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 554, 555, 556 of this title.
