§ 411. — Establishment and operation of experimental plant.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 30USC411]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 9--RARE AND PRECIOUS METALS EXPERIMENT STATION
Sec. 411. Establishment and operation of experimental plant
The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States
Bureau of Mines, is authorized and directed to establish, equip, and
maintain a research laboratory at Reno, Nevada, for research,
investigation, and as a center for information and assistance in matters
pertaining to the mining, preparation, metallurgy, use, and conservation
of the rare and precious metals of the Sierra Nevada mining region, and
pertaining to other problems affecting the mining industry of that
region.
(June 21, 1950, ch. 338, Sec. 1, 64 Stat. 248; 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.
Appropriations
Section 3 of act June 21, 1950, provided that: ``In order to carry
out the purposes of this Act [enacting this chapter] there is hereby
authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of (a) $750,000 for the erection and
equipment of a building or buildings, including plumbing, lighting,
heating, ventilation, general service, experimental equipment and
apparatus, the necessary roads, walks, and ground improvements; and (b)
$250,000 annually for the maintenance and operation of the experiment
station, including personal services, supplies, equipment, and expenses
of travel and subsistence.''
