§ 4. — Investigation of lignite coal and peat.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC4]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 1--UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES
Sec. 4. Investigation of lignite coal and peat
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to make
experiments and investigations, through the United States Bureau of
Mines, of lignite coals and peat, to determine the commercial and
economic practicability of their utilization in producing fuel oil,
gasoline substitutes, ammonia, tar, solid fuels, gas for power, and
other purposes. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed
subject to applicable regulations under the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949,\1\ as amended, to sell or otherwise
dispose of any property, plant, or machinery purchased or acquired under
the provisions of this section, as soon as the experiments and
investigations authorized have been concluded, and report the results of
such experiments and investigations to Congress.
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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(Feb. 25, 1919, ch. 23, Secs. 1, 2, 40 Stat. 1154; Ex. Ord. No. 4239,
June 4, 1925; Ex. Ord. No. 6611, Feb. 22, 1934; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654,
Sec. 2(18), 65 Stat. 707; Pub. L. 102-285, Sec. 10(b), May 18, 1992, 106
Stat. 172.)
References in Text
The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949,
referred to in text, is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377, as
amended. Except for title III of the Act, which is classified generally
to subchapter IV (Sec. 251 et seq.) of chapter 4 of Title 41, Public
Contracts, the Act was repealed and reenacted by Pub. L. 107-217,
Secs. 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304, as chapters 1 to 11
of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
Codification
First sentence of this section is from first clause of section 1 of
act Feb. 25, 1919. Second sentence is from section 2 of said act.
Amendments
1951--Act Oct. 31, 1951, inserted reference to applicable
regulations of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949, as amended.
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.
