30 U.S.C. § 553 : US Code - Section 553: Duties of Secretary; surveys, research, etc.; projects

Search 30 U.S.C. § 553 : US Code - Section 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.