Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-102
§1015 Requirement for Lessees
Title 30 › CHAPTER 23 — GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › § 1015
Summary
Only U.S. citizens, groups of those citizens, corporations formed under U.S., state, or D.C. law, or government units (like cities) can get these leases.
Full Legal Text
Title 30, §1015
Mineral Lands and Mining, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Leases under this chapter may be issued only to citizens of the United States, associations of such citizens, corporations organized under the laws of the United States or of any State or the District of Columbia, or governmental units, including, without limitation, municipalities.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2005—Pub. L. 109–58 inserted section catchline.
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Citation
30 U.S.C. § 1015
Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102