30 U.S.C. § 965: Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety…

Summary

Creates the Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants to pay for education and training that help find, avoid, and stop dangerous conditions in and around mines. Only public or private nonprofit groups can get a grant, and they must apply to the Secretary of Labor in the way the Secretary requires. Grant money must pay for training programs or training materials about mine safety and health topics that the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) says are appropriate. Grants are given every year. The Secretary must focus on programs for workers in smaller mines and on training about new MSHA rules, high‑risk work, or hazards MSHA identifies. The Secretary should give priority to pilot or demonstration projects that could be used widely. At least 1 percent of the yearly funds must be used to evaluate the funded projects. Money may be appropriated each fiscal year as needed.

Title 30, §965

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(a)In general

The Secretary of Labor shall establish a program to award competitive grants for education and training, to be known as Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants, to carry out the purposes of this section.

(b)Purposes

It is the purpose of this section, to provide for the funding of education and training programs to better identify, avoid, and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines.

(c)Eligibility

To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall—

(1)be a public or private nonprofit entity; and

(2)submit to the Secretary of Labor an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.

(d)Use of funds

Amounts received under a grant under this section shall be used to establish and implement education and training programs, or to develop training materials for employers and miners, concerning safety and health topics in mines, as determined appropriate by the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

(e)Awarding of grants

(1)Annual basis

Grants under this section shall be awarded on an annual basis.

(2)Special emphasis

In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall give special emphasis to programs and materials that target workers in smaller mines, including training miners and employers about new Mine Safety and Health Administration standards, high risk activities, or hazards identified by such Administration.

(3)Priority

In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall give priority to the funding of pilot and demonstration projects that the Secretary determines will provide opportunities for broad applicability for mine safety.

(f)Evaluation

The Secretary of Labor shall use not less than 1 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section in a fiscal year to conduct evaluations of the projects funded under grants under this section.

(g)Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006, also known as the MINER Act, and not as part of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 which comprises this chapter.

§965 Brookwood-sago Mine Safety Grants

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Title 30, §965

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