30 U.S.C. § 4 : US Code - Section 4: Investigation of lignite coal and peat

Search 30 U.S.C. § 4 : US Code - Section 4: Investigation of lignite coal and peat

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to make
experiments and investigations, through the United States Bureau of
Mines, of lignite coals and peat, to determine the commercial and
economic practicability of their utilization in producing fuel oil,
gasoline substitutes, ammonia, tar, solid fuels, gas for power, and
other purposes. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and
directed subject to applicable regulations under the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949,(!1) as amended,
to sell or otherwise dispose of any property, plant, or machinery
purchased or acquired under the provisions of this section, as soon
as the experiments and investigations authorized have been
concluded, and report the results of such experiments and
investigations to Congress.