Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73

§1314 Payments; Federal share of operating expenses

Title 30 › Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VIII— - UNIVERSITY COAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES › § 1314

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

From the money provided under section 1316, the Secretary of Energy must pay each college or university with an approved application the federal share of the project’s cost. Payments can be made in parts, as reimbursements, or as advance payments, and will be corrected later if too much or too little was paid. In any fiscal year, the federal share of operating costs for a coal research laboratory cannot be more than 50% of the lab’s operating cost.

Full Legal Text

Title 30, §1314

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(a)From the amounts appropriated pursuant to section 1316 of this title, the Secretary of Energy shall pay to each institution of higher education having an application approved under this subchapter an amount equal to the Federal share of the cost of carrying out that application. Such payments may be in installments, by way of reimbursement, or by way of advance with necessary adjustments on account of underpayments or overpayments.

(b)The Federal share of operating expenses for any fiscal year shall not exceed 50 per centum of the cost of the operation of a coal research laboratory.

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Amendments

1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–617 substituted “Secretary of Energy” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.

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Citation

30 U.S.C. § 1314

Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73