30 U.S.C. § 1226 — Research

Page 235 TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING § 1227 (Pub. L. 98–409, § 5, Aug. 29, 1984, 98 Stat. 1539.) 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 1225, Pub. L. 95–87, title III, § 305, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 454, contained provisions similar to this section covering fiscal years 1978 through 1984. § 1226. Research (a) Coordination with existing programs; avail- ability of information to public The Secretary shall obtain the continuing ad- vice and cooperation of all agencies of the Fed- eral Government concerned with mining and mineral resources, of State and local govern- ments, and of private institutions and individ- uals to assure that the programs authorized by this subchapter will supplement and not be re- dundant with respect to established mining and minerals research programs, and to stimulate research in otherwise neglected areas, and to contribute to a comprehensive nationwide pro- gram of mining and minerals research, with due regard for the protection and conservation of the environment. The Secretary shall make gen- erally available information and reports on projects completed, in progress, or planned under the provisions of this subchapter, in addi- tion to any direct publication of information by the institutes themselves. (b) Effect on Federal agencies Nothing in this subchapter is intended to give or shall be construed as giving the Secretary any authority over mining and mineral re- sources research conducted by any agency of the Federal Government, or as repealing or dimin- ishing existing authorities or responsibilities of any agency of the Federal Government to plan and conduct, contract for, or assist in research in its area of responsibility and concern with re- gard to mining and mineral resources. (c) Availability of results to public No research, demonstration, or experiment shall be carried out under this subchapter by an institute financed by grants under this sub- chapter, unless all uses, products, processes, patents, and other developments resulting therefrom, with such exception or limitation, if any, as the Secretary may find necessary in the public interest, are made available promptly to the general public. Patentable inventions shall be governed by the provisions of Public Law 96–517. Nothing contained in this section shall deprive the owner of any background patent re- lating to any such activities of any rights which that owner may have under that patent. (d) Authorization of appropriations (1) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $450,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1990, through September 30, 1994, to administer this subchapter. No funds may be withheld by the Secretary for adminis- trative expenses from those authorized to be ap- propriated by sections 1221 and 1222 of this title. (2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary for the printing and publishing of the results of activi- ties carried out by institutes and generic min- eral technology centers under this subchapter, but such appropriations shall not exceed $550,000 in any single fiscal year. (Pub. L. 98–409, § 6, Aug. 29, 1984, 98 Stat. 1539; Pub. L. 100–483, § 7, Oct. 12, 1988, 102 Stat. 2340.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Public Law 96–517, referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 96–517, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3015. Section 6(a) of Pub. L. 96–517, relating to patent rights in inventions made with Federal assistance, is classified to chapter 18 (§ 200 et seq.) of Title 35, Patents. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. 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 1226, Pub. L. 95–87, title III, § 306, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 454, contained provisions similar to this section covering fiscal years 1978 through 1984. AMENDMENTS 1988—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100–483 amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as fol- lows: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated after September 30, 1984, such sums as are necessary for the printing and publishing of the results of activities car- ried out by institutes under this subchapter and for ad- ministrative planning and direction, but such appro- priations shall not exceed $1,000,000 in any single fiscal year.’’ § 1227. Center for cataloging The Secretary shall establish a center for cat- aloging current and projected scientific research in all fields of mining and mineral resources. Each Federal agency doing mining and mineral resources research shall cooperate by providing the cataloging center with information on work underway or scheduled by it. The cataloging center shall classify and maintain for public use a catalog of mining and mineral resources re- search and investigation projects in progress or scheduled by all Federal agencies and by such non-Federal agencies of government, colleges, universities, private institutions, firms, and in- dividuals as may make such information avail- able. (Pub. L. 98–409, § 7, Aug. 29, 1984, 98 Stat. 1540.) 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 1227, Pub. L. 95–87, title III, § 307, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 455, contained provisions similar to this section covering fiscal years 1978 through 1984.