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citation: "30 U.S.C. §§ 5–7"
title: "30"
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release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/30/5..7"
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# §5. Reports of investigations


The Director of the United States Bureau of Mines shall prepare and publish, subject to the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, under the appropriations made from time to time by Congress, reports of inquiries and investigations, with appropriate recommendations of the bureau, concerning the nature, causes, and prevention of accidents, and the improvement of conditions, methods, and equipment, with special reference to health, safety, and prevention of waste in the mining, quarrying, metallurgical, and other mineral industries; the use of explosives and electricity, safety methods and appliances, and rescue and first-aid work in said industries; the causes and prevention of mine fires; and other subjects included under the provisions of sections [1](/usc/30/1.md), [3](/usc/30/3.md), and [5 to 7](/usc/30/5..7.md) of this title.


# §6. Personal interest of director and members of Bureau in mines


In conducting inquiries and investigations authorized under sections [1](/usc/30/1.md), [3](/usc/30/3.md), and [5 to 7](/usc/30/5..7.md) 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.


# §7. Fees for tests or investigations


For tests or investigations authorized by the Secretary of the Interior under the provisions of sections [1](/usc/30/1.md), [3](/usc/30/3.md), and [5 to 7](/usc/30/5..7.md) of this title, except those performed for the Government of the United States or State governments within the United States, a fee sufficient in each case to compensate the United States Bureau of Mines for the entire cost of the services rendered shall be charged, according to a schedule prepared by the Director of the United States Bureau of Mines and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, who shall prescribe rules and regulations under which such tests and investigations may be made. All moneys received from such sources shall be paid into the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts.