Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73
§354 Lease of partial or future interests in deposits
Title 30 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - LEASE OF MINERAL DEPOSITS WITHIN ACQUIRED LANDS › § 354
Summary
The Secretary can lease the United States’ share of mineral deposits under land even when the United States does not own the whole deposit, if the Secretary thinks it serves the public interest, subject to section 352 of this title. The Secretary can also lease any share the United States now owns or will acquire later in the same way.
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Title 30, §354
Mineral Lands and Mining — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Where the United States does not own all of the mineral deposits under any lands sought to be leased and which are affected by this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to lease the interest of the United States in any such mineral deposits when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the public interest will be best served thereby; subject, however, to the provisions of section 352 of this title. Where the United States does not own any interest or owns less than a full interest in the minerals that may be produced from any lands sought to be leased, and which are or will be affected by this chapter and where, under the provisions of its acquisition, the United States is to acquire all or any part of such mineral deposits in the future, the Secretary may lease any interest of the United States then owned or to be acquired in the future in the same manner as provided in the preceding sentence.
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30 U.S.C. § 354
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73