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 PUBLIC LAW 95-164—NOV. 9, 1977 "(d) The Secretary shall promulgate appropriate standards for safety and health training for coal or other mine construction workers. "(e) Within 180 days after the effective date of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977, the Secretary shall publish proposed regulations which shall provide that mine rescue teams shall be available for rescue and recovery work to each underground coal or other mine in the event of an emergency. The costs of making advance arrangements for such teams shall be borne by the operator of each such mine.".

91 STAT. 1317 Standards. Proposed regulations, publication.

AMENDMENTS W I T H RESPECT TO I N T E R I M MANDATORY H E A L T H STANDARDS

SEC. 202. (a) Section 202(e) of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Dust concentrations. Safety Act of 1969 is amended to read as follows: "(e) References to concentrations of respirable dust in this title 30 USC 842. mean the average concentration of respirable dust measured with a device approved by the Secretary and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.". (b) Section 318(k) of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Repeal. 30 USC 878. Act of 1969 is repealed. AMENDMENTS W I T H RESPECT TO I N T E R I M MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS FOR UNDERGROUND COAL M I N E S

SEC. 203. (a) Title III of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 is amended by inserting "of the Interior in coordination 30 USC 861. with the Secretary" after "Secretary" in section 301(b). (b) Subsections (c) and (d) of section 301 of such Act are repealed. Repeals. TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS TRANSFER

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SEC. 301. (a) Except with respect to the functions assigned to the 30 USC 961. Secretary of the Interior pursuant to section 501 of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, the functions of the Secretary 30 USC 951. of the Interior under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety 30 USC 801 note. Act are transferred to the Secretary of Labor, except those which are 30 USC 721 note. expressly transferred to the Commission by this Act. (b)(1) The mandatory standards relating to mines, issued by the Secretary of the Interior under the Federal Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Act and standards and regulations under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 which are in effect on the date of enactment of this Act shall remain in effect as mandatory health or safety standards applicable to metal and nonmetallic mines and to coal mines respectively under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 until such time as the Secretary of Labor shall issue new or revised mandatory health or safety standards applicable to metal and nonmetallic mines and new or revised mandatory health or safety standards applicable to coal mines. (2) Within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Advisory Secretary of Labor in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior committees, shall establish an advisory committee under section 102 of the Federal establishment, Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 which shall, within 180 days consultation. after the date of the establishment of such advisory committee, review Review and recommendathe advisory health and safety standards issued by the Secretary of tions. 30 USC 812.

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