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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 8. Additional mining experiment stations and mine safety stations authorized
The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed
to establish and maintain in the several important mining regions
of the United States and the Territory of Alaska, as Congress may
appropriate for the necessary employees and other expenses, under
the United States Bureau of Mines and in accordance with the
provisions of sections 1, 3, and 5 to 7 of this title, ten mining
experiment stations and seven mine safety stations, movable or
stationary, in addition to those established prior to March 3,
1915, the province and duty of which shall be to make
investigations and disseminate information with a view to improving
conditions in the mining, quarrying, metallurgical, and other
mineral industries, safeguarding life among employees, preventing
unnecessary waste of resources, and otherwise contributing to the
advancement of these industries. Not more than three mining
experiment stations and mine safety stations authorized in this
section shall be established in any one fiscal year under the
appropriations made therefor.
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