30 U.S.C. § 553

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 553 - Duties of Secretary; surveys, research, etc.; projects

The Secretary of the Interior, in order to effectuate the policy declared in section 551 of this title, is hereby authorized-

(a) to conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to the causes and extent of outcrop and underground fires in coal formations and the methods for control or extinguishment of such fires; to publish the results of any such surveys, investigations, and researches; and to disseminate information concerning such method; and

(b) to plan and execute projects for control or extinguishment of fires in coal formations.

30 U.S.C. § 553

Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1156, §3, 68 Stat. 1009.