30 U.S.C. § 1222 : US Code - Section 1222: Research funds to institutes

Search 30 U.S.C. § 1222 : US Code - Section 1222: Research funds to institutes

(a) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary not more
than $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September 30,
1990, through September 30, 1994, which shall remain available
until expended. Such funds when appropriated shall be made
available to an institute or to institutes participating in a
generic mineral technology center to meet the necessary expenses
for purposes of -
(1) specific mineral research and demonstration projects of
broad application, which could not otherwise be undertaken,
including the expenses of planning and coordinating regional
mining and mineral resources research projects by two or more
institutes; and
(2) research into any aspects of mining and mineral resources
problems related to the mission of the Department of the
Interior, which are deemed by the Committee to be desirable and
are not otherwise being studied.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary not more
than $1,800,000 for each of the fiscal years after fiscal year 1996
to be made available by the Secretary to an institute or institutes
experienced in investigating the continental shelf regions of the
United States, the deep seabed and near shore environments of
islands, and the Arctic and cold water regions as a source for
nonfuel minerals. Such funds are to be used by the institute or
institutes to assist in developing domestic technological
capabilities required for the location of, and the efficient and
environmentally sound recovery of, minerals (other than oil and
gas) from the Nation's shallow and deep seabed.
(b) Application for funds; contents
Each application for funds under subsection (a) of this section
shall state, among other things, the nature of the project to be
undertaken; the period during which it will be pursued; the
qualifications of the personnel who will direct and conduct it; the
estimated costs; the importance of the project to the Nation,
region, or State concerned; its relation to other known research
projects theretofore pursued or being pursued; the extent to which
the proposed project will provide opportunity for the training of
mining and mineral engineers and scientists; and the extent of
participation by nongovernmental sources in the project.
(c) Research facilities; selection of institutes; designation of
funds for scholarships and fellowships
The Committee shall review all such funding applications and
recommend to the Secretary the use of the institutes, insofar as
practicable, to perform special research. Recommendations shall be
made without regard to the race, religion, or sex of the personnel
who will conduct and direct the research, and on the basis of the
facilities available in relation to the particular needs of the
research project; special geographic, geologic, or climatic
conditions within the immediate vicinity of the institute; any
other special requirements of the research project; and the extent
to which such project will provide an opportunity for training
individuals as mineral engineers and scientists. The Committee
shall recommend to the Secretary the designation and utilization of
such portions of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
section as it deems appropriate for the purpose of providing
scholarships, graduate fellowships, and postdoctoral fellowships.
(d) Requirements for receipt of funds
No funds shall be made available under subsection (a) of this
section except for a project approved by the Secretary and all
funds shall be made available upon the basis of merit of the
project, the need for the knowledge which it is expected to produce
when completed, and the opportunity it provides for the training of
individuals as mineral engineers and scientists.
(e) Restriction on application of funds
No funds made available under this section shall be applied to
the acquisition by purchase or lease of any land or interests
therein, or the rental, purchase, construction, preservation, or
repair of any building.