30 U.S.C. § 6 — Personal interest of director and members of Bureau in mines

submitted 116 years ago by ch. 240 to r/title-30-MINERAL-LANDS-AND-MINING · 142 words · no verdicts yet

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Bureau of Mines officials can't have a personal stake in any mine they investigate. They can't take private pay to examine a mine, or issue valuation reports. The Bureau may still hire outside experts temporarily for up to $10 a day.

While the director or any member of the U.S. Bureau of Mines conducts the inquiries and investigations allowed under sections 1, 3, and 5 through 7 of this title, they can't have any personal or private financial interest in a mine or its products if that mine is under investigation. They also can't accept payment from a private party to examine a mine or private mineral property. And they can't issue a report on the value or management of a mine or private mineral property. There's one carve-out: the Bureau can still temporarily hire an outside engineer or expert — someone whose main professional work is outside the Bureau — to act as a consultant or investigate special subjects, paying them no more than $10 per day.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

In conducting inquiries and investigations authorized under sections 1, 3, and 5 to 7 of this title neither the director nor any member of the United States 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. Nothing herein shall be construed as preventing the temporary employment by the United States Bureau of Mines, at a compensation not to exceed $10 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.

Source credit: (May 16, 1910, ch. 240, § 4, 36 Stat. 370; Feb. 25, 1913, ch. 72, § 4, 37 Stat. 682; Pub. L. 102–285, § 10(b), May 18, 1992, 106 Stat. 172.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1910Enacted · Act of May 16, 1910, ch. 240 · 36 Stat. 370
1913Amended · Act of Feb. 25, 1913, ch. 72 · 37 Stat. 682
1992Amended · Pub. L. 102-285 · 106 Stat. 172

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 240 on 1910-05-16.

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