Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-110

§233a Permits or Leases of Certain Lands in Oklahoma; Retention of Royalties

Title 30 › CHAPTER 3A — LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › SUBCHAPTER IV — OIL AND GAS › § 233a

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Interior Secretary must hold 12½% and other royalties under section 233 until law directs.

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Title 30, §233a

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The Secretary of the Interior is directed to retain in his custody until otherwise directed by law the 12½ per centum and other royalties heretofore or hereafter received by him in pursuance of section 233 of this title.

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section 233 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by act June 22, 1948, ch. 605, § 3, 62 Stat. 576. Codification Section was not enacted as part of act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which comprises this chapter.

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30 U.S.C. § 233a

Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110

§233a Permits or Leases of Certain Lands in Okla­homa; Retention of Royalties