United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 30. MINERAL LANDS AND MINING |
Chapter 8. DEVELOPMENT OF LIGNITE COAL RESOURCES |
§ 404. Establishment of an advisory committee; composition and appointment
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The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the United States Bureau of Mines, may, in his discretion, create and establish an advisory committee composed of not more than six members to exercise consultative functions, when required by the Secretary, in connection with the administration of this chapter. The said committee shall be composed of representatives of lignite coal-mine owners, of representatives of lignite coal-mine workers and the public in equal number. The members of said committee shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior without regard to the civil-service laws.
Transfer Of Functions
For provisions relating to closure and transfer of functions of the United States Bureau of Mines, see note set out under section 1 of this title.
Miscellaneous
Advisory committees in existence on