Sec. 5. **[**[16 U.S.C. 665](/us/usc/t16/s665)**]**
192 words·~1 min read·
/statute-compilations/comps-3003/sec-5A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
## Sec. 5 **[**[16 U.S.C. 665](/us/usc/t16/s665)**]** The Secretary of the Interior, through the Fish an Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Mines,1 is authorized to make such investigations as he deems necessary to determine the effect of domestic sewage, mine, petroleum, and industrial wastes, erosion, silt, and other polluting substances on wildlife, and to make report to the Congress concerning such investigations and of recommendations for alleviating dangerous and undesirable effects of such pollution. These investigations shall include
(1)the determination of standards of water quality for the maintenance of wildlife;
(2)the study of methods of abating and preventing pollution, including methods for the recovery of useful or marketable products and byproducts of wastes; and
(3)the collation and distribution of data on the progress and results of such investigations for the use on Federal, State, municipal, and private agencies, individuals, organizations, or enterprises. 1Section 10(b) of Public Law 102–285 (106 Stat. 172) provides as follows: ``(b) United States Bureau of Mines.—The Bureau of Mines established by the Act of May 16, 1910 (30 U.S.C. 1), is designated as and shall hereafter be known as the United States Bureau of Mines.''.
Connectionstraces to 2
2 references not yet in our index
- Pub. L. 102-285
- 106 Stat. 172
Citation graph
cites case law
Sec. 5
**[**[16 U.S.C. 665](/us/usc/t16/s665)**]**
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102-285
Stat.106 Stat. 172
Cites 4Cited by 0 across 0 sources