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Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73not60

§7 Fees for Tests or Investigations

Title 30 › Chapter 1— UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES › § 7

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Charge a fee for any tests or investigations the Secretary of the Interior allows under sections 1, 3, and 5 through 7, except when the work is done for the U.S. government or a State government inside the United States. The fee must cover the full cost to the United States Bureau of Mines. The Bureau Director sets a fee schedule that the Secretary approves, and the Secretary issues the rules for how the tests are done. All money collected is paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

Full Legal Text

Title 30, §7

Mineral Lands and Mining — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

For tests or investigations authorized by the Secretary of the Interior under the provisions of section 1, 3, and 5 to 7 of this title, except those performed for the Government of the United States or State governments within the United States, a fee sufficient in each case to compensate the United States Bureau of Mines for the entire cost of the services rendered shall be charged, according to a schedule prepared by the Director of the United States Bureau of Mines and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, who shall prescribe rules and regulations under which such tests and investigations may be made. All moneys received from such sources shall be paid into the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1932—Act June 30, 1932, substituted “Secretary of Commerce” for “Secretary of the Interior” and changed a reasonable fee to be charged to a fee sufficient to compensate for entire cost of services rendered.

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.

Effective Date

of 1932 AmendmentAmendment by act
June 30, 1932, effective
July 1, 1932, see act
June 30, 1932, ch. 314, pt. II, title III, § 314, 47 Stat. 411.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

30 U.S.C. § 7

Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60