Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73
§641 Establishment and maintenance of program for exploration; financial assistance
Title 30 › Chapter CHAPTER 17— - EXPLORATION PROGRAM FOR DISCOVERY OF MINERALS › § 641
Summary
The Interior Secretary must create a program for private companies to explore for designated minerals (excluding organic fuels) in the U.S. and its territories, and share federal costs.
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Title 30, §641
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The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed, in order to provide for discovery of additional domestic mineral reserves, to establish and maintain a program for exploration by private industry within the United States, its Territories and possessions for such minerals, excluding organic fuels, as he shall from time to time designate, and to provide Federal financial assistance on a participating basis for that purpose.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Congressional Declaration of PolicyThe recital clause of Pub. L. 85–701, Aug. 21, 1958, 72 Stat. 700, which preceded section 1, provided: “That it is declared to be the policy of the Congress to stimulate exploration for minerals within the United States, its Territories and possessions.”
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30 U.S.C. § 641
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73