Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-102
§354 Lease of Partial or Future Interests in Deposits
Title 30 › CHAPTER 7 — LEASE OF MINERAL DEPOSITS WITHIN ACQUIRED LANDS › § 354
Summary
The Secretary may lease the United States’ share of minerals under land covered by this law when the Secretary decides it is in the public interest, but must follow the rules in section 352. If the United States now owns none or only part of those minerals but will acquire some later, the Secretary can lease any U.S. share owned now or to be acquired later under the same rule.
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Title 30, §354
Mineral Lands and Mining, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Where the United States does not own all of the mineral deposits under any lands sought to be leased and which are affected by this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to lease the interest of the United States in any such mineral deposits when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the public interest will be best served thereby; subject, however, to the provisions of section 352 of this title. Where the United States does not own any interest or owns less than a full interest in the minerals that may be produced from any lands sought to be leased, and which are or will be affected by this chapter and where, under the provisions of its acquisition, the United States is to acquire all or any part of such mineral deposits in the future, the Secretary may lease any interest of the United States then owned or to be acquired in the future in the same manner as provided in the preceding sentence.
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30 U.S.C. § 354
Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102