...at the Federal level to conduct, on a continuing, systematic, and scientific basis, investigations of the "geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain." Although a number of laws and executive orders have expanded and modified the scope of the Survey's...

...Geological Survey, ... shall have the direction of the Geological Survey, and the classification of public lands and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products la the Rational domain. ...* 4. five engineering supervision to power pe 43 OSC 959, 9C1 43 qiC »5»...

...by Congress in 1879, Dr. A\ rather stated, defined the functions of the Geological Survey as ''. . . the classification of the public lands and examination...mineral resources, and products of the national domain." He reported that the Survey now has approximately "6,500 employees, twothirds of whom are engineers...

...under the authority of the Government. 43 USC 31(a) provide« for the classification of the Public band and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain. 43 USC 62 provides that the Secretary, or euch officer aa he may designate, shall cause to b« surveyed,...

...authority of the Qover¿mt. 43 USC 31(a) provides for the classification of the Public Land and e'cii'ation of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain. 43 USC 52 provides that the Secretary, or such o¿ficer as he may designate, shall cause to be surveyed,...

...thousand dollars: Provided, That this officer shall have the direction of the geological survey and the classification of the public lands and examination...mineral resources, and products of the national domain. And that the director and members of the geological survey shall have no personal or private interests...

...1s an absolute prohibition. It 1s codified 1n 43 USC 31(a), 1n which the USGS mission Is defined as "the classification of the public lands and examination...mineral resources and products of the national domain." Your actions are also prohibited by the Code of Conduct for the Department of the Interior. Title 43,...

...specific authority The Organic Act of 1179, establishing the Geological Survey and providing for V . .examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain* (43 DSC 31) is general authorisation for construction of special-purpose laboratory buildings. Specific...

...knowledge base associated with all Federal, State, and private lands. The Director is charged with the "classification of the public lands and examination...mineral resources and products of the national domain." (43 USC 31(a), p. 6.) The USGS also is responsible for earth science information collection beyond...

...of March 3, 1879 (20 Stat. 394), which provided for "the classification of the public lands and the examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain." The Geological Survey inherited some personnel, functions, and records of four earlier surveys. Two...