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30 U.S.C. § 1230a — Strategic Resources Generic Mineral Technology Center

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30 U.S.C. § 1230a — Strategic Resources Generic Mineral Technology Center

**(a) Establishment** The Secretary of 11 So in original. Probably should be “of the”. Interior is authorized and directed to establish a Strategic Resources Mineral Technology Center (hereinafter referred to as the “center”) for the purpose of improving existing, and developing new, technologies that will decrease the dependence of the United States on supplies of strategic and critical minerals. **(b) Functions** The center shall— (1) provide for studies and technology development in the areas of mineral extraction and refining processes, product substitution and conservation of mineral resources through recycling and advanced processing and fabrication methods; (2) identify new deposits of strategic and critical mineral resources; and (3) facilitate the transfer of information, studies, and technologies developed by the center to the private sector. **(c) Criteria** The Secretary shall establish the center referred to in subsection (a) at a university that— (1) does not currently host a generic mineral technology center; (2) has established advanced degree programs in geology and geological engineering, and metallurgical and mining engineering; (3) has expertise in materials and advanced processing research; and (4) is located west of the 100th meridian. **(d) Authorization of appropriations** There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

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30 U.S.C. § 1201 — Congressional findings

The Congress finds and declares that— **(a)** extraction of coal and other minerals from the earth can be accomplished by various methods of mining, including surface mining; **(b)** coal mining operations presently contribute significantly to the Nation’s energy requirements; surface coal mining constitutes one method of extraction of the resource; the overwhelming percentage of the Nation’s coal reserves can only be extracted by underground mining methods, and it is, therefore, essential to the national interest to insure the existence of an expanding and economically healthy underground coal mining industry; **(c)** many surface mining operations result in disturbances of surface areas that burden and adversely affect commerce and the public welfare by destroying or diminishing the utility of land for commercial, industrial, residential, recreational, agricultural, and forestry purposes, by causing erosion and landslides, by contributing to floods, by polluting the water, by destroying fish and wildlife habitats, by impairing natural beauty, by damaging the property of citizens, by creating hazards dangerous to life and property by degrading the quality of life in local communities, and by counteracting governmental programs and efforts to conserve soil, water, and other natural resources; **(d)** the expansion of coal mining to meet the Nation’s energy needs makes even more urgent the establishment of appropriate standards to minimize damage to the environment and to productivity of the soil and to protect the health and safety of the public.11 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon. **(e)** surface mining and reclamation technology are now developed so that effective and reasonable regulation of surface coal mining operations by the States a

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30 U.S.C. § 1230a — Strategic Resources Generic Mineral

Page 237 TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING § 1230a 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘of the’’. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100–483, § 9, substituted ‘‘submit an annual update of such plan by January 15 of each calendar year’’ for ‘‘update the plan annually there- after’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘United States Bureau of Mines’’ substituted for ‘‘Bureau of Mines’’ in subsec. (a)(2) 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. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (e) of this section relating to the require- ment to submit annual updates of the national plan to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 157 of House Document No. 103–7. REFERENCES IN OTHER LAWS TO GS–16, 17, OR 18 PAY RATES References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organi- zation and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5. REPORTS Pub. L. 100–483, § 11, Oct. 12, 1988, 102 Stat. 2341, di- rected Committee on Mining and Mineral Resources Research to submit a report to Congress by Jan. 15, 1992, on programs established under this subchapter, in- cluding reviews of activities of the institutes and ge- neric mineral technology centers esta

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