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1 institution designated by Act of the legislature of the State 2 concerned: Provided, That (1) such moneys when appro3 priated shall be made available to match, on a dollar for 4 dollar basis, non-Federal funds which shall be at least equal 5 to the Federal share to support the institute; (2) if there 6 is more than one such college or university in a State, es7 tablished in accordance with said Act of July 2, 1862, funds 8 under this Act shall, in the absence of a designation to the

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contrary by act of the legislature of the State, be paid to 10 the one such college or university designated by the Gover

nor of the State to receive the same subject to the Secre

tary's determination that such college or university has, or

many reasonably be expected to have, the capability of doing effective work under this Act; (3) two or more

States may cooperate in the designation of a single inter

state or regional institute, in which event the sums assign

able to all of the cooperating States shall be paid to such

institute; and (4) a designated college or university may,

as authorized by appropriate State authority, arrange with

other colleges and universities within the State to participate

in the work of the institute.

(b) It shall be the duty of each such institute to plan

and conduct and/or arrange for a component or components

of the college or university with which it is affiliated to con

duct competent research, investigations, demonstrations, and

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1 experiments of either a basic or practical nature, or both, in 2 relation to mining and mineral resources and to provide for 3 the training of mineral engineers and scientists through such 4 research, investigations, demonstrations, and experiments. 5 Such research, investigations, demonstrations, experiments, 6 and training may include, without being limited to, explora7 tion; extraction; processing; development; production of 8 mineral resources; mining and mineral technology; supply 9 and demand for minerals; conservation and best use of avail10 able supplies of minerals; the economic, legal, social engineer11 ing, recreational, biological, geographic, ecological, and other 12 aspects of mining, mineral resources, and mineral reclama13 tion, having due regard to the interrelation on the natural 14 environment, the varying conditions and needs of the respec15 tive States, to mining and mineral resource research projects 16 being conducted by agencies of the Federal and State gov17 ernments, and others, and to avoid any undue displacement 18 of mineral engineers and scientists elsewhere engaged in min19 ing and mineral resources research.

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SEC. 101. (a) There is further authorized to be appro21 priated to the Secretary of the Interior for fiscal year 1972, 22 and the four succeeding fiscal years thereafter the sum of 23 $5,000,000 annually, which shall remain available until 24 expended. Such moneys when appropriated shall be made 25 available to institutes to meet the necessary expenses of spe

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1 cific mineral research and demonstration projects of indus2 trywide application, which could not otherwise be under3 taken, including the expenses of planning and coordinating 4 regional mining and mineral resources research projects by 5 two or more institutes.

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(a) of this section shall, among other things, state the

nature of the project to be undertaken, the period during 9 which it will be pursued, the qualifications of the personnel 10 who will direct and conduct it, the estimated cost, the im

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portance of the project to the Nation, region, or State con

cerned, and its relation to other known research projects 13 theretofore pursued or being pursued, and the extent to 14 which it will provide opportunity for the training of mining 15 and mineral engineers and scientists, and the extent of participation by nongovernmental sources in the project. No grant shall be made under said subsection (a) except for a project approved by the Secretary of the Interior, and all

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training of individuals as mineral engineers and scientists.

SEC. 102. Sums available to the States under the terms

24 of sections 100 and 101 of this Act shall be paid to their

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designated institutes at such times and in such amounts dur

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1 ing each fiscal year as determined by the Secretary, and upon 2 vouchers approved by him. The Secretary may designate 3 a certain proportion of the funds authorized by section 100 of 4 this Act for scholarships, graduate fellowships, and post5 doctoral fellowships. Each institute shall set forth its plan to 6 provide for the training of individuals as mineral engineers 7 and scientists under a curriculum appropriate to the field of 8 mineral resources and mineral engineering and related fields;

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set forth policies and procedures which assure that Federal 10 funds made available under this title for any fiscal year will

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supplement and, to the extent practicable, increase the level

of funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds,

be made available for purposes of this title, and in no case 14 supplant such funds; have an officer appointed by its govern15 ing authority who shall receive and account for all funds paid 16 under the provisions of this Act and shall make an annual 17 report to the Secretary on or before the 1st day of Septem18 ber of each year, on work accomplished and the status of 19 projects underway, together with a detailed statement of the amounts received under any provisions of this Act during the 21 preceding fiscal year, and of its disbursements on schedules

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prescribed by the Secretary. If any of the moneys received

by the authorized receiving officer of any institute under the

provisions of this Act shall by any action or contingency

be found by the Secretary to have been improperly dimin

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1 ished, lost, or misapplied, it shall be replaced by the State 2 concerned and until so replaced no subsequent appropriation

3 shall be allotted or paid to any institute of such State.

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SEC. 103. Moneys appropriated pursuant to this Act, in 5 addition to being available for expenses for research, investi6 gations, experiments, and training conducted under authority 7 of this Act, shall also be available for printing and publishing 8 the results thereof and for administrative planning and direc9 tion. The institutes are hereby authorized and encouraged to plan and conduct programs under this Act in cooperation with each other and with such other agencies and individuals

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as may contribute to the selection of the mining and mineral resources problems involved, and moneys appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be available for paying the necessary

expenses of planning, coordinating, and conducting such cooperative research.

SEC. 104. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby 18 charged with the responsibility for the proper administration of this Act and, after full consultation with other interested

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Federal agencies, shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out its provisions. The Secretary shall require a showing that institutes designated to receive. funds have, or may reasonably be expected to have, the capa

bility of doing effective work. The Secretary shall furnish such advice and assistance as will best promote the purposes