HR 5238 · 98th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Mining Extension Service Act of 1984
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Introduced2
Committee3
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Mining, Forest Management and Bonneville Power Administration.(1984-04-27)
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Mining Extension Service Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) establish and carry out a national mining extension service pilot program to be administered by the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health; and (2) issue grants for the establishment and operation for a period of at least two and not more than four years of two national mining extension service pilot projects, one to be located in a coal mining region and one to be located in a region where other minerals are mined. Requires each project to be established at or in connection with a State or a university with experience in operating an extension service (which need not be a mining extension service). States that the purposes of the national mining extension service pilot program shall be to: (1) prepare and distribute mining information reports and bulletins; (2) cooperate with and assist associations, agencies, and special committees having an interest in mining and miner training; (3) promote, organize, and conduct seminars and workshops with respect to mining health, safety, and productivity; (4) work with Federal agencies, State agencies, and academia in identifying new technology whic…
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