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87 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 93-120-OCT. 4, 1973

435

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The amount appropriated for the Geological Survey shall be available for purchase of not to exceed twenty-five passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only; reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is administratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities, including the use of the Government-owned site donated for the Earth Resources Observation Systems Data Center for lease construction; acquisition of lands for gaging stations and observation wells; expenses of the U.S. National Committee on Geology; payment of contributions to the International Federation of Surveyors; and payment of compensation and expenses of persons on the rolls of the Geological Survey appointed, as authorized by law, to represent the United States m the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts. BUREAU or MINES AND

MINES MINERALS

For expenses necessary for promoting the conservation, development, production, and utilization of mineral resources, mined area and mineral waste reclamation and recycling; environmental functions; developing synthetics and substitutes; and promoting health and safety in mines and in the minerals industries, and controlling fires in coal deposits, as authorized by law; $152,224,000 of which $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That the unexpended balances of the appropriations to the Bureau of Mines for "Conservation and Development of Mineral Resources", "Health and Safety", and "General Administrative Expenses" shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation. No part of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used to pay any public relations firm for any promotional campaigns among coal miners. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Appropriations and funds available to the Bureau of Mines may be expended for purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work: Provided.^ That the 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: Provided further, That the Bureau of Mines is authorized during the current fiscal year, to sell directly or through any Government agency, including corporations, any metal or mineral product that may be manufactured in pilot plants operated by the Bureau of Mines, and the proceeds of such sales shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. ^

OFFICE OF COAL RESEARCH SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to encourage and stimulate the production and conservation of coal in the United States through research and development, as authorized by law (30 U.S.C. 661-668), $94,300,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,200,000 shall be available for administration and supervision.

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