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30 USC § 553 - Duties of Secretary; surveys, research, etc.; proj­ects 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t30/s553"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "30 USC § 553 - Duties of Secretary; surveys, research, etc.; proj­ects"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "553"
section_name: "Duties of Secretary; surveys, research, etc.; proj­ects"
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "CONTROL OF COAL-MINE FIRES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1156, § 3, 68 Stat. 1009.)"
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# § 553. Duties of Secretary; surveys, research, etc.; proj­ects

The Secretary of the Interior, in order to effectuate the policy declared in section 551 of this title, is hereby authorized—

**(a)** to conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to the causes and extent of outcrop and underground fires in coal formations and the methods for control or extinguishment of such fires; to publish the results of any such surveys, investigations, and researches; and to disseminate information concerning such method; and

**(b)** to plan and execute projects for control or extinguishment of fires in coal formations.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1156, § 3, 68 Stat. 1009.)