Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73not60
§1225 Effect on Colleges and Universities
Title 30 › Chapter 25— SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter III— STATE MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES › § 1225
Summary
Nothing here changes colleges' legal ties to their state or lets the federal government control college education.
Full Legal Text
Title 30, §1225
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Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to impair or modify the legal relationship existing between any of the colleges or universities under whose direction an institute is established and the government of the State in which it is located, and nothing in this subchapter shall in any way be construed to authorize Federal control or direction of education at any college or university.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute Act of 1984, and not as part of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 which comprises this chapter.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1225, Pub. L. 95–87, title III, § 305, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 454, contained provisions similar to this section covering fiscal years 1978 through 1984.
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Citation
30 U.S.C. § 1225
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60