Title 30

Mineral Lands and Mining

580 sections in this title — page 1 of 6.

§ 1

United States Bureau of Mines; establishment; director; experts and other employees

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

§ 10

Headquarters of mine rescue cars; site for experimental work; leases and donations

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

§ 1001

Definitions

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1002

Lands subject to geothermal leasing

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1003

Leasing procedures

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1004

Rents and royalties

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1005

Lease term and work commitment requirements

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1006

Acreage limitations

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1007

Readjustment of lease terms and conditions

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1008

Byproducts

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1009

Relinquishment of geothermal rights

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1010

Suspension of operations and production

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1011

Termination of leases

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1012

Waiver, suspension, or reduction of rental or royalty

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1013

Surface land use

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1014

Lands subject to geothermal leasing

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1015

Requirement for lessees

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1016

Administration

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1017

Unit and communitization agreements

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1018

Data from Federal agencies

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1019

Disposal of moneys from sales, bonuses, rentals, and royalties

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 102

Assessment work on contiguous oil lands, located as claims, of same owner

Chapter CHAPTER 3— - LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - PETROLEUM, OTHER MINERAL OIL, OR GAS LAND ENTRIES UNDER MINING LAWS

§ 1020

Publication in Federal Register; reservation of mineral rights

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1021

Federal exemption from State water laws

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1022

Prevention of waste; exclusivity

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1023

Rules and regulations

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1024

Inclusion of geothermal leasing under certain other laws

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1025

Federal reservation of certain mineral rights

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1026

Significant thermal features

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1027

Land subject to prohibition on leasing

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 1028

Hot dry rock geothermal energy

Chapter CHAPTER 23— - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

§ 103

Patents for oil or gas lands not denied because of transfer before discovery of oil or gas; acreage limitation; nonapplication to withdraw lands

Chapter CHAPTER 3— - LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - PETROLEUM, OTHER MINERAL OIL, OR GAS LAND ENTRIES UNDER MINING LAWS

§ 104

Agreements with applicants for patents as to disposition of oil or gas, or proceeds thereof, pending determination of title; Navy Petroleum Fund

Chapter CHAPTER 3— - LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - PETROLEUM, OTHER MINERAL OIL, OR GAS LAND ENTRIES UNDER MINING LAWS

§ 1201

Congressional findings

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - STATEMENT OF FINDINGS AND POLICY

§ 1202

Statement of purpose

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - STATEMENT OF FINDINGS AND POLICY

§ 121

Agricultural entry or purchase of lands withdrawn or classified as containing phosphate, nitrate, potash, oil, or gas; reservations to United States; application

Chapter CHAPTER 3— - LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - AGRICULTURAL ENTRY OF LANDS WITHDRAWN OR CLASSIFIED AS CONTAINING PHOSPHATE, NITRATE, POTASH, OIL, GAS, ASPHALTIC MINERALS, SODIUM, OR SULPHUR

§ 1211

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 122

Patents; reservation in the United States of reserved deposits; acquisition of right to remove deposits; application for entry to disprove classification

Chapter CHAPTER 3— - LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - AGRICULTURAL ENTRY OF LANDS WITHDRAWN OR CLASSIFIED AS CONTAINING PHOSPHATE, NITRATE, POTASH, OIL, GAS, ASPHALTIC MINERALS, SODIUM, OR SULPHUR

§ 1221

Authorization of State allotments to institutes

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - STATE MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES

§ 1222

Research funds to institutes

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - STATE MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES

§ 1223

Funding criteria

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - STATE MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES

§ 1224

Duties of Secretary

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - STATE MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES

§ 1225

Effect on colleges and universities

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - STATE MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES

§ 1226

Research

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - STATE MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES

§ 1227

Center for cataloging

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - STATE MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES

§ 1228

Interagency cooperation

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - STATE MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES

§ 1229

Committee on Mining and Mineral Resources Research

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - STATE MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES

§ 123

Persons locating lands subsequently withdrawn or classified; patents to

Chapter CHAPTER 3— - LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - AGRICULTURAL ENTRY OF LANDS WITHDRAWN OR CLASSIFIED AS CONTAINING PHOSPHATE, NITRATE, POTASH, OIL, GAS, ASPHALTIC MINERALS, SODIUM, OR SULPHUR

§ 1230

Eligibility criteria

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - STATE MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES

§ 1230a

Strategic Resources Generic Mineral Technology Center

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - STATE MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES

§ 1231

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS

§ 1231a

Abandoned mine reclamation fund authorization of appropriations

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS

§ 1232

Reclamation fee

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS

§ 1233

Objectives of fund

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS

§ 1234

Eligible lands and water

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS

§ 1235

State reclamation program

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS

§ 1236

Reclamation of rural lands

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS

§ 1237

Acquisition and reclamation of land adversely affected by past coal mining practices

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS

§ 1238

Liens

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS

§ 1239

Filling voids and sealing tunnels

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS

§ 124

Agricultural entry or purchase of lands withdrawn or classified as containing sodium or sulphur

Chapter CHAPTER 3— - LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - AGRICULTURAL ENTRY OF LANDS WITHDRAWN OR CLASSIFIED AS CONTAINING PHOSPHATE, NITRATE, POTASH, OIL, GAS, ASPHALTIC MINERALS, SODIUM, OR SULPHUR

§ 1240

Emergency powers

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS

§ 1240a

Certification

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS

§ 1242

Powers of Secretary or State

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS

§ 1243

Interagency cooperation

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS

§ 1244

Remining incentives

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS

§ 1245

Abandoned hardrock mine reclamation

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS

§ 125

Patents in North Platte Reclamation Project; mineral rights; subrogation

Chapter CHAPTER 3— - LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - AGRICULTURAL ENTRY OF LANDS WITHDRAWN OR CLASSIFIED AS CONTAINING PHOSPHATE, NITRATE, POTASH, OIL, GAS, ASPHALTIC MINERALS, SODIUM, OR SULPHUR

§ 1251

Environmental protection standards

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1251a

Abandoned coal refuse sites

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1252

Initial regulatory procedures

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1253

State programs

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1254

Federal programs

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1255

State laws

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1256

Permits

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1257

Application requirements

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1258

Reclamation plan requirements

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1259

Performance bonds

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1260

Permit approval or denial

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1261

Revision of permits

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1262

Coal exploration permits

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1263

Public notice and public hearings

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1264

Decisions of regulatory authority and appeals

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1265

Environmental protection performance standards

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1266

Surface effects of underground coal mining operations

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1267

Inspections and monitoring

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1268

Penalties

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1269

Release of performance bonds or deposits

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1270

Citizens suits

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1271

Enforcement

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1272

Designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1273

Federal lands

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1274

Public agencies, public utilities, and public corporations

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1275

Review by Secretary

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1276

Judicial review

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1277

Special bituminous coal mines

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1278

Surface mining operations not subject to this chapter

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1279

Anthracite coal mines

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING

§ 1281

Designation procedures

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - DESIGNATION OF LANDS UNSUITABLE FOR NONCOAL MINING

§ 1291

Definitions

Chapter CHAPTER 25— - SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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