Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-102
§1314 Payments; Federal Share of Operating Expenses
Title 30 › CHAPTER 25 — SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › SUBCHAPTER VIII — UNIVERSITY COAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES › § 1314
Summary
The Energy Secretary must use program money to pay each approved college or university the federal portion of their project costs. Payments can be in installments, reimbursements, or advances with later adjustments. Federal support for a coal research lab’s operating costs is capped at 50 percent.
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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30 U.S.C. § 1314
Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102