Title 30Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73

§16 Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal; establishment of advisory committee; composition; functions; appointment

Title 30 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES › § 16

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may form an advisory committee, through the Bureau of Mines, of up to six people to advise on running sections 13–16. It must have equal representatives of anthracite mine owners, workers, and the public, appointed without civil‑service rules.

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Title 30, §16

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The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Bureau of Mines, may, in his discretion, create and establish an advisory committee composed of not more than six members to exercise consultative functions, when required by the Secretary, in connection with the administration of sections 13 to 16 of this title. The said committee shall be composed of representatives of anthracite coal mine owners, of representatives of anthracite coal mine workers and the public in equal number. The members of said committee shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior without regard to the civil-service laws.

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of the United States Bureau of Mines, see note set out under section 1 of this title. Termination of Advisory CommitteesAdvisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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30 U.S.C. § 16

Title 30Mineral Lands and Mining

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73