Chapter 72. To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish in the Department of the Interior a Bureau of Mines,” approved May sixteenth, nineteen hundred and ten
785 words·~4 min read·
/statutes-at-large/vol-37/chapter-72-2960639·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
CHAP. 72.— An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish in the Department of the Interior a Bureau of Mines,” approved May sixteenth, nineteen hundred and ten.February 25, 1913.[[H. R. 17260](/us/bill/62/hr/17260).][[Public, No. 386](/us/pl/62/386).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Bureau of Mines.Vol. 36, p. 369, amended. That the Act to establish in the Department of the Interior a Bureau of Mines, approved May sixteenth, nineteen hundred and ten, be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows:
" “That there is hereby established in the Department of the InteriorEstablished in Interior Department. a bureau of mining, metallurgy, and mineral technology, to be designated the Bureau of Mines, and there shall be a director of said bureau,Director. who shall be thoroughly equipped for the duties of said office by technical education and experience and who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall receive a salary of six thousand dollars per annum; and there shall also be in the said bureau such experts and other employees,Experts, etc. to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, as may be required to carry out the purposes of this Act in accordance with the appropriations made from time to time by Congress for such purposes.
“Sec. 2. That it shall be the province and duty of the Bureau ofInvestigations concerning mineral industries to be conducted. Mines, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, to conduct inquiries and scientific and technologic investigations concerning mining, and the preparation, treatment, and utilization of mineral substances with a view to improving health conditions, and increasing safety, efficiency, economic development, and conserving resources through the prevention of waste in the mining, quarrying, metallurgical, and other mineral industries; to inquire into the economic conditions affecting these industries; to investigate explosives and peat; and on behalf of the Government to investigate the mineralMineral fuels, etc. fuels and unfinished mineral products belonging to, or for the use of, the United States, with a view to their most efficient mining, preparation, treatment and use; and to disseminate information concerningDisseminating information. these subjects in such manner as will best carry out the purposes of this Act.
“Sec. 3. That the director of said bureau shall prepare and publish,Reports of investigations, etc., to be made. subject to the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, under 682 the appropriations made from time to time by Congress, reports of inquiries and investigations, with appropriate recommendations of the bureau, concerning the nature, causes, and prevention of accidents, and the improvement of conditions, methods, and equipment, with special reference to health, safety, and prevention of waste in the mining, quarrying, metallurgical, and other mineral industries;
Mine rescue work, etc.the use of explosives and electricity, safety methods and appliances, and rescue and first-aid work in said industries; the causes and prevention of mine fires; and other subjects included under the pro-visions of this Act. “Sec. 4. Private interest in mines, etc., by officials, forbidden.In conducting inquiries and investigations authorized by this Act neither the director nor any member of the Bureau of Mines shall have any personal or private interest in any mine or the products of any mine under investigation, or shall accept employment from any private party for services in the examination of any mine or private mineral property, or issue any report as to the valuation or the management of any mine or other private mineral property:
Proviso. Temporary employment of experts.*Provided*, That nothing herein shall be construed as preventing the temporary employment by the Bureau of Mines, at a compensation not to exceed ten dollars per day, in a consulting capacity or in the investigation of special subjects, of any engineer or other expert whose principal professional practice is outside of such employment by said bureau. “Sec. 5. Fees allowed for tests, etc.That for tests or investigations authorized by the Secretary of the Interior under the provisions of this Act, other than those performed for the Government of the United States or State governments within the United States, a reasonable fee covering the necessary expenses shall be charged, according to a schedule prepared by the Director of the Bureau of Mines and approved by the Secretary of Deposit of receipts.the Interior, who shall prescribe rules and regulations under which such tests and investigations may be made.
All moneys received from such sources shall be paid into the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. “Sec. 6. In effect immediately.That this Act shall take effect and be in force on and after its passage.” " Approved, February 25, 1913.