30 U.S.C. § 3

SCOPE.

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“Nothing in this Act—“(1) except as provided in section 4(n), reduces any existing liability under Federal, State, or local law;“(2) except as provided in section 4(n), releases any person from liability under Federal, State, or local law, except in compliance with this Act;“(3) authorizes the conduct of any mining or processing other than the conduct of any processing of previously mined ores, minerals, wastes, or other materials that is authorized by a Good Samaritan permit;“(4) imposes liability on the United States or a Federal land management agency pursuant to section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607) or section 301 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311); or“(5) relieves the United States or any Federal land management agency from any liability under section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607) or section 301 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311) that exists apart from any action undertaken pursuant to this Act.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1949–2026 · leading case: Moran v. Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co., 183 F.2d 467 (3rd Cir. 1950).
Moran v. Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co., 183 F.2d 467 (3rd Cir. 1950). “The Bureau of Mines is charged by Congress with the duty of investigating the “preparation, treatment, and utilization of mineral substances with a view to improving health conditions, and increasing safety, efficiency, economic development, and conserving natural resources * *…”
Rosetta Miller, Adm'x v. Caterpillar Tractor Co., 697 F.2d 141 (6th Cir. 1983). “” The Court factually determined that (1) the investigation commenced approximately three days after the accident occurred, (2) the author of the report possessed no firsthand knowledge of the incident, (3) the author anchored the report upon information received from various…”
United States v. Toole, 224 F. Supp. 440 (D. Mont. 1963). “Defendants also rely upon 30 U.S.C.A. § 3 , prescribing the duties of the Bureau of Mines.”
Moran v. Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co., 86 F. Supp. 255 (W.D. Pa. 1949). “30 U.S.C.A. §§ 3 and 5. Title 30, Sec. 3: “It shall be the province and duty of the Bureau of Mines * * * to conduct inquiries and scientific and technologic investigations concerning mining, and the preparation, treatment, and utilization of mineral substances with a view to…”
Auth. to Obtain & Share Statewide Voter Roll Data (OLC 2026). · cites it 2× “, 30 U.S.C. § 3 (empowering the Bureau of Mines to investigate the “mi- ning, quarrying, metallurgical, and other mineral industries”); 43 U.”
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