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Helium Act of 1925

Helium Act of 1925 is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Helium Act of 1925 rather than just read about it. In short: Helium Act of 1925 is a United States statute drafted for the purpose of conservation, exploration, and procurement of helium gas. As since amended, it is currently codified beginning at section 167 of Title 50 of the United States Code.

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Reference excerpt

Helium Act of 1925 is a United States statute drafted for the purpose of conservation, exploration, and procurement of helium gas. As since amended, it is currently codified beginning at section 167 of Title 50 of the United States Code. The Act of Congress authorized the condemnation, lease, or purchase of acquired lands bearing the potential of producing helium gas. It banned the export of helium, for which the US was the only important source, thus forcing foreign airships to use hydrogen lift gas. The Act empowered the United States Department of the Interior and United States Bureau of Mines with the jurisdiction for the experimentation, production, repurification, and research of the lighter than air gas. The Title 50 codified law provided the authority for the creation of the National Helium Reserve.

Privatization of Helium Act The 104th United States Congress introduced four introductory bills in pursuit of privatizing the federal helium production and refining efforts of the United States. On October 9, 1996, the Clinton Administration abolished the U.S. Federal Helium Refining Program through the passage of the Helium Privatization Act of 1996.

See also Airship Lifting gas Cliffside Gas Field (Texas) Loon LLC Don Harrington Discovery Center Masterson, Texas Helium production in the United States Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 Helium storage and conservation Noble gas Hindenburg disaster Petrolia Oil Field (Texas) Hugoton Gas Field Shielding gas

References

Amendments to 1925 Act U.S. Congressional amendments to the Helium Act of 1925.

Historical Bibliography "Amarillo Helium Plant - Potter County ~ Marker Number: 144". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. 1965. Anderson, H. Allen. "Exell Helium Plant". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Kansas Historical Society. "Gas Well in Dexter". Kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society. Anonymous (July 24, 1927). "HELIUM PLANT TO OPEN.; Dexter (Kan.) Field, Called Richest in World, to Supply Airships". The New York Times. p. 2. Anonymous (February 26, 1938). "Purchase of Helium Land Completes U.S. Monopoly". The New York Times. p. 4. "Helium Time Columns Monument and Museum - Amarillo ~ Marker Number: 2430". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. 1968. Weaver, Bobby D. "Keyes Helium Extraction Facility". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Alsobrook, Adam. "Taking Preservation Lightly: Historic Helium Plants in Texas". Texas Historical Commission. Anonymous (October 17, 1961). "Two Big Concerns to Build Helium Plant in Kansas". The New York Times. p. 53. Haitch, Richard (January 3, 1982). "Follow-Up on the News; Helium Scare". The New York Times. p. 001033.

External links Media related to Helium production in the United States at Wikimedia Commons Media related to World War I balloons at Wikimedia Commons Hoover, Herbert C. (October 10, 1930). "The President's News Conference of October 10, 1930". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 428–429. Hoover, Herbert C. (October 10, 1930). "Statement About the Export of Helium - October 10, 1930". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. p. 430. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (May 25, 1937). "A Recommendation as to a Policy for the Exportation of Helium - May 25, 1937". University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 223–227. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (May 11, 1938). "White House Statement on the Sale of Helium for Export - May 11, 1938". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. p. 335. "Program To Supply Current and Future Helium Requirements" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ B-114812. U.S. Government Accountability Office. May 18, 1970. "Unique Helium Resources Are Wasting: A New Conservation Policy Is Needed" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ EMD-78-98. U.S. Government Accountability Office. March 7, 1979. "Mineral Resources: Meeting Federal Needs for Helium" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ RCED-93-1. U.S. Government Accountability Office. October 30, 1992. "Terminating Federal Helium Refining" (PDF). U.S. GAO ~ RCED-95-252R. U.S. Government Accountability Office. August 28, 1995. "Federal Helium Program". U.S. Bureau of Land Management ~ Energy & Mineral Resources. U.S. Department of the Interior.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Helium Act of 1925

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Helium Act of 1925 claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Helium Act of 1925 before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Helium Act of 1925 ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Helium Act of 1925

In research: Helium Act of 1925 appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Helium Act of 1925 in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Helium Act of 1925 is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1925 in American law, 68th United States Congress, Helium, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Helium Act of 1925 outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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