Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73
§2 Performance of duties in absence of director
Title 30 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES › § 2
Summary
Starting on July 1, 1916, if the Director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines is absent, the Assistant Director must take over the Director’s duties. If both are absent, the Secretary of the Interior may choose another bureau officer to act as Director.
Full Legal Text
Title 30, §2
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On and after July 1, 1916, in the absence of the Director of the United States Bureau of Mines the assistant director of said bureau shall perform the duties of the director during the latter’s absence, and in the absence of the Director and of the Assistant Director of the United States Bureau of Mines the Secretary of the Interior may designate some officer of said bureau to perform the duties of the director during his absence.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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. For provisions relating to closure and
Transfer of Functions
of the United States Bureau of Mines, see
Transfer of Functions
note set out under section 1 of this title.
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Citation
30 U.S.C. § 2
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73