Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73
§404 Establishment of an advisory committee; composition and appointment
Title 30 › Chapter CHAPTER 8— - DEVELOPMENT OF LIGNITE COAL RESOURCES › § 404
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior may form an up-to-six‑member advisory committee, through the U.S. Bureau of Mines, to advise on the chapter’s administration. It must have equal numbers of lignite mine owners, lignite mine workers, and public representatives, and the Secretary appoints members without following civil‑service rules.
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Title 30, §404
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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 this chapter. The said committee shall be composed of representatives of lignite coal-mine owners, of representatives of lignite 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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Transfer of Functions
For provisions relating to closure and
Transfer of Functions
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. § 404
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73