Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73
§1731a Application of subchapter to leases of lands within three miles of seaward boundaries of coastal States
Title 30 › Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES › § 1731a
Summary
Starting in fiscal year 1990 and every year after, certain rules in this chapter must be used for any lease, or part of a lease, that falls under the federal rule about sharing offshore revenues with coastal States. For those rules only, the lease will be treated as if it lies inside the coastal State or States that are entitled to receive money from it.
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Title 30, §1731a
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For fiscal year 1990 and each fiscal year thereafter, notwithstanding the provisions of section 1731 of this title, sections 1732 through 1736 of this title shall apply to any lease or portion of a lease subject to section 1337(g) of title 43, which, for purposes of those provisions and for no other purposes, shall be regarded as within the coastal State or States entitled to receive revenues from it under section 1337(g) of title 43.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990, and not as part of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Similar ProvisionsSimilar provisions were contained in Pub. L. 100–446, title I, Sept. 27, 1988, 102 Stat. 1791.
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30 U.S.C. § 1731a
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73