Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-110
§1720a Applicability of Civil and Criminal Penalties to Various Uses of Federal or Indian Lands and Outer Continental Shelf
Title 30 › CHAPTER 29 — OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT › § 1720a
Summary
From fiscal year 2010, sections 1719 and 1720 apply to leases for coal, solid minerals, and geothermal resources on Federal or Indian lands, and to any Outer Continental Shelf use under 43 U.S.C. 1337(k) and (p), treating them like oil and gas leases. "Royalty payment" means any payment the lease or regulation requires.
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Title 30, §1720a
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 1719 and 1720 of this title shall, for fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter, apply to any lease authorizing exploration for or development of coal, any other solid mineral, or any geothermal resource on any Federal or Indian lands and any lease, easement, right of way, or other agreement, regardless of form, for use of the Outer Continental Shelf or any of its resources under section 1337(k) and 1337(p) of title 43 to the same extent as if such lease, easement, right of way, or other agreement, regardless of form, were an oil and gas lease, except that in such cases the term “royalty payment” shall include any payment required by such lease, easement, right of way or other agreement, regardless of form, or by applicable regulation.
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section 1719 and 1720 of this title, referred to in text, was in the original “section 109 and 110 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act” and was translated as meaning section 109 and 110 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, and not as part of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 which comprises this chapter.
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30 U.S.C. § 1720a
Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110