Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73
§1722 Injunction and specific enforcement authority
Title 30 › Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT › § 1722
Summary
Besides other legal remedies, the U.S. Attorney General or someone they choose can sue in federal court to stop violations of the mineral leasing laws or to force people to do what those laws require. The case must be filed in the district where the violation happened or where the defendant lives or does business.
Full Legal Text
Title 30, §1722
Mineral Lands and Mining — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)In addition to any other remedy under this chapter or any mineral leasing law, the Attorney General of the United States or his designee may bring a civil action in a district court of the United States, which shall have jurisdiction over such actions—
(1)to restrain any violation of this chapter; or
(2)to compel the taking of any action required by or under this chapter or any mineral leasing law of the United States.
(b)A civil action described in subsection (a) may be brought only in the United States district court for the judicial district wherein the act, omission, or transaction constituting a violation under this chapter or any other mineral leasing law occurred, or wherein the defendant is found or transacts business.
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30 U.S.C. § 1722
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73