§ 3. — Duties of United States Bureau of Mines.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC3]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 1--UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES
Sec. 3. Duties of United States Bureau of Mines
It shall be the province and duty of the United States Bureau of
Mines, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, to
conduct inquiries and scientific and technologic investigations
concerning mining, and the preparation, treatment, and utilization of
mineral substances with a view to improving health conditions, and
increasing safety, efficiency, economic development, and conserving
resources through the prevention of waste in the mining, quarrying,
metallurgical, and other mineral industries; to inquire into the
economic conditions affecting these industries; to investigate
explosives and peat; and on behalf of the Government to investigate the
mineral fuels and unfinished mineral products belonging to, or for the
use of, the United States, with a view to their most efficient mining,
preparation, treatment, and use; and to disseminate information
concerning these subjects in such manner as will best carry out the
purposes of the provisions of sections 1, 3, and 5 to 7 of this title.
(May 16, 1910, ch. 240, Sec. 2, 36 Stat. 370; Feb. 25, 1913, ch. 72,
Sec. 2, 37 Stat. 681; Ex. Ord. No. 4239, June 4, 1925; Ex. Ord. No.
6611, Feb. 22, 1934; 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, 5, 6, 7, 8 of this title;
title 42 sections 5821, 7152.
