30 U.S.C. § 1224 — Duties of Secretary

Page 234 TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING § 1223 § 1223. Funding criteria (a) Funds available to institutes under sec- tions 1221 and 1222 of this title shall be paid at such times and in such amounts during each fis- cal year as determined by the Secretary, and upon vouchers approved by him. Each institute shall— (1) set forth its plan to provide for the train- ing of individuals as mineral engineers and scientists under a curriculum appropriate to the field of mineral resources and mineral en- gineering and related fields; (2) set forth policies and procedures which assure that Federal funds made available under this subchapter for any fiscal year will supplement and, to the extent practicable, in- crease the level of funds that would, in the ab- sence of such Federal funds, be made available for purposes of this subchapter, and in no case supplant such funds; and (3) have an officer appointed by its gov- erning authority who shall receive and ac- count for all funds paid under the provisions of this subchapter and shall make an annual re- port to the Secretary on or before the first day of September of each year, on work accom- plished and the status of projects underway, together with a detailed statement of the amounts received under any provisions of this subchapter during the preceding fiscal year, and of its disbursements on schedules pre- scribed by the Secretary. If any of the funds received by the authorized re- ceiving officer of any institute under the provi- sions of this subchapter shall by any action or contingency be found by the Secretary to have been improperly diminished, lost, or misapplied, such funds shall be replaced by the State con- cerned and until so replaced no subsequent ap- propriation shall be allotted or paid to any in- stitute of such State. (b) The institutes are authorized and encour- aged to plan and conduct programs under this subchapter in cooperation with each other and with such other agencies and individuals as may contribute to the solution of the mining and mineral resources problems involved. Moneys appropriated pursuant to this subchapter shall be available for paying the necessary expenses of planning, coordinating, and conducting such co- operative research. (Pub. L. 98–409, § 3, Aug. 29, 1984, 98 Stat. 1538.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Mining and Min- eral Resources Research Institute Act of 1984, and not as part of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 which comprises this chapter. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 1223, Pub. L. 95–87, title III, § 303, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 453, contained provisions similar to this section covering fiscal years 1978 through 1984. § 1224. Duties of Secretary (a) Consulting with other agencies; prescribing rules and regulations; furnishing advice and assistance; coordinating research The Secretary, acting through the Director of the United States Bureau of Mines, shall admin- ister this subchapter and, after full consultation with other interested Federal agencies, shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out its provisions. The Sec- retary shall furnish such advice and assistance as will best promote the purposes of this sub- chapter, shall participate in coordinating re- search initiated under this subchapter by the in- stitutes, shall indicate to them such lines of in- quiry that seem most important, and shall en- courage and assist in the establishment and maintenance of cooperation by and between the institutes and between them and other research organizations, the United States Department of the Interior, and other Federal establishments. (b) Annual ascertainment of compliance On or before the first day of July in each year beginning after August 29, 1984, the Secretary shall ascertain whether the requirements of sec- tion 1223(a) of this title have been met as to each institute and State. (Pub. L. 98–409, § 4, Aug. 29, 1984, 98 Stat. 1538; Pub. L. 100–483, § 6, Oct. 12, 1988, 102 Stat. 2340; Pub. L. 102–285, § 10(b), May 18, 1992, 106 Stat. 172.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Subsec. (c) of this section, which required the Sec- retary to make an annual report to Congress on the re- ceipts, expenditures, and work of the institutes in all States under the provisions of this subchapter, termi- nated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under sec- tion 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. See, also, page 109 of House Document No. 103–7. Section was enacted as part of the Mining and Min- eral Resources Research Institute Act of 1984, and not as part of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 which comprises this chapter. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 1224, Pub. L. 95–87, title III, § 304, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 454, contained provisions similar to this section covering fiscal years 1978 through 1984. AMENDMENTS 1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–483 inserted ‘‘, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Mines,’’ after ‘‘The Secretary’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘United States Bureau of Mines’’ substituted for ‘‘Bureau of Mines’’ in subsec. (a) 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. § 1225. Effect on colleges and universities Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to impair or modify the legal relationship exist- ing between any of the colleges or universities under whose direction an institute is established and the government of the State in which it is located, and nothing in this subchapter shall in any way be construed to authorize Federal con- trol or direction of education at any college or university.