Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73not60
§1715 Explanation of Payments
Title 30 › Chapter 29— OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › Subchapter I— FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT › § 1715
Summary
When the United States pays a State or deposits funds for an Indian tribe or allottee for oil or gas on Federal or Indian lands, it must include details of type, period, source, production, royalty, unit value and other agreed info. Effective after October 1, 1983, unless the Secretary sets an earlier date.
Full Legal Text
Title 30, §1715
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(a)When any payment (including amounts due from receipt of any royalty, bonus, interest charge, fine, or rental) is made by the United States to a State with respect to any oil or gas lease on Federal lands or is deposited in the appropriate Indian account on behalf of an Indian tribe or Indian allottee with respect to any oil and gas lease on Indian lands, there shall be provided, together with such payment, a description of the type of payment being made, the period covered by such payment, the source of such payment, production amounts, the royalty rate, unit value and such other information as may be agreed upon by the Secretary and the recipient State, Indian tribe, or Indian allottee.
(b)This section shall take effect with respect to payments made after October 1, 1983, unless the Secretary, by rule, prescribes an earlier effective date.
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Citation
30 U.S.C. § 1715
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60