B-143493:
Feb 02, 1961
WHICH WAS LOST WHILE ON LOAN TO EXTINGUISH A FIRE IN A PRIVATELY OWNED COAL MINE. DOES NOT UNEQUIVOCALLY ESTABLISH THAT THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE OPERATION WAS RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENT IN MINE FIRES TO PERMIT THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO REIMBURSE THE OWNER OF THE EQUIPMENT FOR ITS LOSS AND TO OVERCOME THE RESTRICTION AGAINST EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PRIVATELY OWNED MINES IN SECTION 4 (B) OF T...