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Calendar No. 1117
68TH CONGRESS SENATE REPORT
2d Session { No._1052
PRODUCTION OF HELIUM
FEBRUARY, 3 (calendar day, FEBRUARY 9), 1925.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. WADSWORTH, from the Committee on Military Affairs, sub-
mitted the following
REPORT
(To accompany H. R. 5722]
The Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred the bill
(H. R. 5722) authorizing conservation, production, and exploitation
of helium gas, a mineral resource pertaining to the national defense,
and to the development of commercial aeronautics, and for other pur-
poses, has had it under consideration and recommends that with the
following amendment the bill pass:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof
the following:
That for the purpose of producing helium with which to supply the needs of
the Army and Navy and other branches of the Federal Government, the Secre-
tary of the Interior is hereby authorized to acquire land or interest in land by
purchase, lease, or condemnation, where necessary, when helium can not be
purchased from private parties at less cost, to explore for, procure, or conserve
helium-bearing gas; to drill or otherwise test such lands; and to construct plants,
pipe lines, facilities, and accessories for the production, storage, and repurification
of helium: Provided, That any known or probable helium gas-bearing lands on
the public domain not covered at the time by leases or permits under the act of
February 25, 1920, entitled An act to promote the mining of coal, phosphate,
oil, oil shale, gas, and sodium on the public domain, may be reserved for the
purposes of this act, and that the United States reserves the ownership and the
right to extract, under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Interior, helium from all gas produced from lands so permitted,
leased, or otherwise granted for development.
SEc. 2. That the Bureau of Mines, acting under the direction of the Secretary
of the Interior, is authorized to maintain and operate helium production and
repurification plants, together with facilities and accessories thereto; to store and
care for helium; to conduct exploration for and production of helium on and from
the lands acquired or set aside under this act; to conduct experimentation and
research for the purpose of discovering helium supplies and improving processes
and methods of helium production, repurification,. storage, and utilization.
SEc. 3. That immediately upon the passage of this act all existing Government
plants operated by the Government or under lease or contract with it, for the
production of helium shall be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Bureau of
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