Title 30

Mineral Lands and Mining

580 sections in this title — page 3 of 6.

§ 1711

Duties of Secretary

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 1712

Duties of lessees, operators, and motor vehicle transporters

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 1713

Required recordkeeping

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 1714

Deposit of royalty funds to Indian accounts

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 1715

Explanation of payments

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 1716

Liabilities and bonding

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 1717

Hearings and investigations

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 1718

Inspections

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 1719

Civil penalties

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 172

Certain Alabama lands subject to homestead entry

Chapter CHAPTER 3— - LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IX— - DISPOSAL OF ALABAMA LANDS AS AGRICULTURAL LANDS

§ 1720

Criminal penalties

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 1720a

Applicability of civil and criminal penalties to various uses of Federal or Indian lands and Outer Continental Shelf

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 1721

Royalty terms and conditions, interest, and penalties

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 1721a

Adjustments and refunds

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 1722

Injunction and specific enforcement authority

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 1723

Rewards

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 1724

Secretarial and delegated States’ actions and limitation periods

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 1725

Assessments

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 1726

Alternatives for marginal properties

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT

§ 1731

Application of subchapter

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES

§ 1731a

Application of subchapter to leases of lands within three miles of seaward boundaries of coastal States

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES

§ 1732

Cooperative agreements

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES

§ 1733

Information

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES

§ 1734

State suits under Federal law

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES

§ 1735

Delegation of royalty collections and related activities

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES

§ 1736

Shared civil penalties

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES

§ 1751

Secretarial authority

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 1752

Reports

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 1753

Relation to other laws

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 1754

Funding

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 1755

Statute of limitations

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 1756

Expanded royalty obligations

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 1757

Severability

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 1758

Use of royalty-in-kind revenue by Minerals Management Service

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 1759

Fees and charges

Chapter CHAPTER 29— - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 181

Lands subject to disposition; persons entitled to benefits; reciprocal privileges; helium rights reserved

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 182

Lands disposed of with reservation of deposits of coal, etc.

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 183

Cancellation of prospecting permits

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 184

Limitations on leases held, owned or controlled by persons, associations or corporations

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 184a

Authorization of States to include in agreements for conservation of oil and gas resources lands acquired from United States

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 185

Rights-of-way for pipelines through Federal lands

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 186

Reservation of easements or rights-of-way for working purposes; reservation of right to dispose of surface of lands; determination before offering of lease; easement periods

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 187

Assignment or subletting of leases; relinquishment of rights under leases; conditions in leases for protection of diverse interests in operation of mines, wells, etc.; State laws not impaired

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 187a

Oil or gas leases; partial assignments

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 187b

Oil or gas leases; written relinquishment of rights; release of obligations

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 188

Failure to comply with provisions of lease

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 188a

Surrender of leases

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 189

Rules and regulations; boundary lines; State rights unaffected; taxation

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 190

Oath; requirement; form; blanks

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 1901

Definitions

Chapter CHAPTER 31— - MARINE MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH

§ 1902

Research program

Chapter CHAPTER 31— - MARINE MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH

§ 1903

Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements

Chapter CHAPTER 31— - MARINE MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH

§ 1904

Marine mineral research centers

Chapter CHAPTER 31— - MARINE MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH

§ 1905

Authorization of appropriations

Chapter CHAPTER 31— - MARINE MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH

§ 191

Disposition of moneys received

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 191a

Late payment charges under Federal mineral leases

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 191b

Collection of unpaid and underpaid royalties and late payment interest owed by lessees

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 192

Payment of royalties in oil or gas; sale of such oil or gas

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 192a

Cancellation or modification of contracts

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 192b

Application to contracts

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 192c

Rules and regulations governing issuance of certain leases; disposition of receipts

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 193

Disposition of deposits of coal, and so forth

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 193a

Preference right of United States to purchase coal for Army and Navy; price for coal; civil actions; jurisdiction

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 195

Enforcement

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 196

Cooperative agreements; delegation of authority

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 1a

Transfer of activities, employees, records, etc., from Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to the United States Bureau of Mines

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

§ 2

Performance of duties in absence of director

Chapter CHAPTER 1— - UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

§ 2001

Findings

Chapter CHAPTER 32— - METHANE HYDRATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

§ 2002

Definitions

Chapter CHAPTER 32— - METHANE HYDRATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

§ 2003

Methane hydrate research and development program

Chapter CHAPTER 32— - METHANE HYDRATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

§ 2004

National Research Council study

Chapter CHAPTER 32— - METHANE HYDRATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

§ 2005

Reports and studies for Congress

Chapter CHAPTER 32— - METHANE HYDRATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

§ 2006

Authorization of appropriations

Chapter CHAPTER 32— - METHANE HYDRATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

§ 201

Leases and exploration

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COAL

§ 202

Common carriers; limitations of lease or permit

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COAL

§ 202a

Consolidation of coal leases into logical mining unit

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COAL

§ 203

Additional lands or deposits

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COAL

§ 205

Consolidation of leases

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COAL

§ 206

Noncontiguous coal or phosphate tracts in single lease

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COAL

§ 207

Conditions of lease

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COAL

§ 208

Permits to take coal for local domestic needs without royalty payments; corporation exclusion; area to municipalities for household use without profit

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COAL

§ 208–1

Exploratory program for evaluation of known recoverable coal resources

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COAL

§ 209

Suspension, waiver, or reduction of rents or royalties to promote development or operation; extension of lease on suspension of operations and production

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COAL

§ 21

Mineral lands reserved

Chapter CHAPTER 2— - MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN GENERAL

§ 211

Phosphate deposits

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - PHOSPHATES

§ 212

Surveys; royalties; time payable; annual rentals; term of leases; readjustment on renewals; minimum production; suspension of operation

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - PHOSPHATES

§ 213

Royalties for use of deposits of silica, limestone, or other rock embraced in lease

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - PHOSPHATES

§ 214

Use of surface of other public lands; acreage; forest lands exception

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - PHOSPHATES

§ 21a

National mining and minerals policy; “minerals” defined; execution of policy under other authorized programs

Chapter CHAPTER 2— - MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN GENERAL

§ 22

Lands open to purchase by citizens

Chapter CHAPTER 2— - MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN GENERAL

§ 223

Leases; amount and survey of land; term of lease; royalties and annual rental

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - OIL AND GAS

§ 224

Payments for oil or gas taken prior to application for lease

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - OIL AND GAS

§ 225

Condition of lease, forfeiture for violation

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - OIL AND GAS

§ 226

Leasing of oil and gas parcels

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - OIL AND GAS

§ 226c

Reduction of royalties under existing leases

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - OIL AND GAS

§ 226–1

Extension of noncompetitive oil or gas lease issued before September 2, 1960

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - OIL AND GAS

§ 226–2

Limitations for filing oil and gas contests

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - OIL AND GAS

§ 226–3

Lands not subject to oil and gas leasing

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - OIL AND GAS

§ 228

Prospecting permits and leases to persons of lands not withdrawn; terms and conditions of; fraud of claimants

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - OIL AND GAS

§ 229

Preference right to permits or leases of claimants of lands bona fide entered as agricultural land; terms and conditions

Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - OIL AND GAS