Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73
§353 Sale of lands unaffected; reservation of mineral rights; sale subject to prior lease; naval petroleum reserves unaffected
Title 30 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - LEASE OF MINERAL DEPOSITS WITHIN ACQUIRED LANDS › § 353
Summary
Keeps current laws about selling government-acquired land in place and does not let agencies keep mineral rights when they sell that land. Sales must be done by the agency that controls the land and must honor any earlier mineral lease; nothing affects chapter 869 of title 10.
Full Legal Text
Title 30, §353
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Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to (a) amend, modify, or change any existing law authorizing or requiring the sale of acquired lands, or (b) empower any commission, bureau, or agency of the Government to make a reservation of the minerals in the sale of any acquired land: Provided, That any such sale or conveyance of lands shall be made by the agency having jurisdiction thereof, subject to any lease theretofore made, covering the mineral deposits underlying such lands: Provided further, That nothing in this chapter is intended, or shall be construed to affect in any manner any provision of chapter 869 of title 10.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “chapter 869 of title 10” for “the Act of
June 30, 1938 (32 Stat. 1252), amending the Act of
June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 813)”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
30 U.S.C. § 353
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73