Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-102
§4 Investigation of Lignite Coal and Peat
Title 30 › CHAPTER 1 — UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES › § 4
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior must have the U.S. Bureau of Mines test lignite coal and peat to see if they can be used commercially for fuels, chemicals, and similar products. After the tests, the Secretary may sell or otherwise dispose of any property, plant, or machinery acquired for the work under chapters 1 to 11 of title 40 and division C of subtitle I of title 41 (except sections 3302, 3306(f), 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4104, 4710, and 4711) and must report the results to Congress.
Full Legal Text
Title 30, §4
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to make experiments and investigations, through the United States Bureau of Mines, of lignite coals and peat, to determine the commercial and economic practicability of their utilization in producing fuel oil, gasoline substitutes, ammonia, tar, solid fuels, gas for power, and other purposes. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed subject to applicable regulations under chapters 1 to 11 of title 40 and division C (except section 3302, 3306(f), 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4104, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41 to sell or otherwise dispose of any property, plant, or machinery purchased or acquired under the provisions of this section, as soon as the experiments and investigations authorized have been concluded, and report the results of such experiments and investigations to Congress.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification In text, “chapters 1 to 11 of title 40 and division C (except section 3302, 3306(f), 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4104, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41” substituted for “the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended” on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, which Act enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts. First sentence of this section is from first clause of section 1 of act Feb. 25, 1919. Second sentence is from section 2 of said act.
Amendments
1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, inserted reference to applicable
Regulations
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended.
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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
30 U.S.C. § 4
Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102