Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-102
§411 Establishment and Operation of Experimental Plant
Title 30 › CHAPTER 9 — RARE AND PRECIOUS METALS EXPERIMENT STATION › § 411
Summary
The Secretary, through the Bureau of Mines, must set up and run a Reno, Nevada research lab to study and help with Sierra Nevada rare/precious metals and other regional mining problems.
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Title 30, §411
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The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Bureau of Mines, is authorized and directed to establish, equip, and maintain a research laboratory at Reno, Nevada, for research, investigation, and as a center for information and assistance in matters pertaining to the mining, preparation, metallurgy, use, and conservation of the rare and precious metals of the Sierra Nevada mining region, and pertaining to other problems affecting the mining industry of that region.
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. AppropriationsAct June 21, 1950, ch. 338, § 3, 64 Stat. 248, provided that: “In order to carry out the purposes of this Act [enacting this chapter] there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of (a) $750,000 for the erection and equipment of a building or buildings, including plumbing, lighting, heating, ventilation, general service, experimental equipment and apparatus, the necessary roads, walks, and ground improvements; and (b) $250,000 annually for the maintenance and operation of the experiment station, including personal services, supplies, equipment, and expenses of travel and subsistence.”
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30 U.S.C. § 411
Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102