Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1976: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, First Session, Part 6

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Page 178 - Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private...
Page 424 - That the revolving fund shall be available for services as authorized by 5 USC 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for level V of the Executive Schedule (5 USC 5316) : Provided further.
Page 48 - Agriculture, such areas shall be surveyed on a planned, recurring basis consistent with the concept of wilderness preservation by_ the Geological Survey and the Bureau of Mines to determine the mineral values, if any, that may be present ; and the results of such surveys shall be made available to the public and submitted to the President and Congress.
Page 743 - Develop through research, new and more efficient methods of mining, preparing, and utilizing coal; (2) contract for, sponsor, cosponsor, and promote the coordination of, research with recognized interested groups, including but not limited to, coal trade associations, coal research associations, educational institutions, and agencies of States and political subdivisions of States...
Page 824 - INCREASE OR DECREASE IN SELECTED RESOURCES Program statement Estimate, fiscal year 1963 $989, 108, 976 Estimate, fiscal year 1962 828, 434, 976 Increase 160, 674, 000 This program "Increase or decrease in selected resources" presents the net increase or decrease in levels of resources required to support the programs of the Commission.
Page 259 - Reserve Corps while not on active duty from section 113 of the Criminal Code and that no similar exemption had been made in the case of retired officers. The Supreme Court declined to review the decision of the court of appeals, possibly because of the fact as argued by the Solicitor General that, in the particular case presented, section 113 was not controlling inasmuch as the retired officer concerned was ineligible on other grounds for enrollment as an attorney before the Treasury Department,...
Page 258 - October 19, 1973, the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed the judgment of the district court and remanded the case with directions to dismiss the action.
Page 905 - Leases shall be for indeterminate periods upon condition of diligent development and continued operation of the mine or mines, except when such operation shall be interrupted by strikes, the elements, or casualties not attributable to the lessee...
Page 905 - The Secretary of the Interior may, if in his judgment the public interest will be subserved thereby, in lieu of the provision herein contained requiring continuous operation of the mine or mines, provide in the lease for the payment of an annual advance royalty upon a minimum number of tons of coal, which in no case shall aggregate less than the amount of rentals herein provided for.
Page 470 - ... implementing national programs and projects to increase production and utilization of energy from present domestic sources and to facilitate the development of new domestic energy sources. The activities within Energy Resource Development (ERD) Include the development of plans, programs, and projects to expand domestic production of every currently available fuel source including oil, natural gas, coal, oil shale, nuclear, solar, geothermal, and others. ERD is responsible for developing energy...

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