Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-102
§412 Acquisition of Lands and Interests; Acceptance of Money and Property; Disposition and Use of Money
Title 30 › CHAPTER 9 — RARE AND PRECIOUS METALS EXPERIMENT STATION › § 412
Summary
Allows the Secretary, using the U.S. Bureau of Mines, to buy or accept land, money, property, or services as gifts and to work with federal, state, or private partners. Money received must go into a special U.S. Treasury fund for the Bureau and stay available to be spent only for the purposes given.
Full Legal Text
Title 30, §412
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For the purposes of this chapter the Secretary, acting through the United States Bureau of Mines, is authorized to acquire land and interests therein; to receive and accept money and property, real or personal, or interests therein, and services as a gift, bequest, or contribution; and may conduct activities or projects in cooperation with any person, firm, agency, or organization, Federal, State, or private. Money so received shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States in a special fund or funds for disbursement by the United States Bureau of Mines and shall remain available for the purposes for which received and accepted until expended.
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.
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Citation
30 U.S.C. § 412
Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102