§ 6. — Personal interest of director and members of Bureau in mines.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 30USC6]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 1--UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES
Sec. 6. Personal interest of director and members of Bureau in
mines
In conducting inquiries and investigations authorized under sections
1, 3, and 5 to 7 of this title neither the director nor any member of
the United States Bureau of Mines shall have any personal or private
interest in any mine or the products of any mine under investigation, or
shall accept employment from any private party for services in the
examination of any mine or private mineral property, or issue any report
as to the valuation or the management of any mine or other private
mineral property. Nothing herein shall be construed as preventing the
temporary employment by the United States Bureau of Mines, at a
compensation not to exceed $10 per day, in a consulting capacity or in
the investigation of special subjects, of any engineer or other expert
whose principal professional practice is outside of such employment by
said bureau.
(May 16, 1910, ch. 240, Sec. 4, 36 Stat. 370; Feb. 25, 1913, ch. 72,
Sec. 4, 37 Stat. 682; Pub. L. 102-285, Sec. 10(b), May 18, 1992, 106
Stat. 172.)
Change of Name
``United States Bureau of Mines'' substituted in text for ``Bureau
of Mines'' pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102-285, set out as a
note under section 1 of this title.
Transfer of Functions
See note set out under section 1 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 of this title;
title 42 sections 5821, 7152.