§355 — Title 30 Mineral Lands and Mining | U.S. Code

Summary

Lease payments under this law must go into the same Treasury accounts and be shared the same way as other money from the same lands, as allowed by section 35(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(b)). Money from leases or permits for minerals on lands set aside for Indian use, including lands moved to the Interior Department by Executive order for Indian use, must be put into a special Treasury fund until Congress decides what to do with it. Money from leases on lands taken for military or naval use (except the naval petroleum reserves and national oil shale reserves) must go to the Treasury and be handled like receipts under section 35 of the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 450; 30 U.S.C. 191). The Secretary of the Interior must pay any State amounts due under this rule no later than the last business day of the month after the month in which the Secretary gets the money or the related reports, whichever is later. The same timing rule applies to payments from leases under section 520 of title 16. If a payment is late, the Secretary must pay interest at the rate in section 1721 of this title from the date the payment was due until it is made.

Title 30, §355

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(a)Subject to the provisions of section 35(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(b)), all receipts derived from leases issued under the authority of this chapter shall be paid into the same funds or accounts in the Treasury and shall be distributed in the same manner as prescribed for other receipts from the lands affected by the lease, the intention of this provision being that this chapter shall not affect the distribution of receipts pursuant to legislation applicable to such lands: Provided, however, That receipts from leases or permits for minerals in lands set apart for Indian use, including lands the jurisdiction of which has been transferred to the Department of the Interior by the Executive order for Indian use, shall be deposited in a special fund in the Treasury until final disposition thereof by the Congress. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this section, all receipts derived from leases on lands acquired for military or naval purposes, except the naval petroleum reserves and national oil shale reserves, shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States and disposed of in the same manner as provided under section 35 of the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 450; 30 U.S.C. 191), in the case of receipts from sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals of the public lands under that Act [30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.].

(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any payment to a State under this section shall be made by the Secretary of the Interior and shall be made not later than the last business day of the month following the month in which such moneys or associated reports are received by the Secretary of the Interior, whichever is later. The preceding sentence shall also apply to any payment to a State derived from a lease for mineral resources issued by the Secretary of the Interior under section 520 of title 16. The Secretary shall pay interest to a State on any amount not paid to the State within that time at the rate prescribed under section 1721 11 See References in Text note below. of this title from the date payment was required to be made under this subsection until the date payment is made.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Mineral Leasing Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, which is classified generally to chapter 3A (§ 181 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 181 of this title and Tables. section 1721 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “section 111 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982”, which enacted section 1721 of this title and amended section 191 of this title.

Amendments

2001—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–76 inserted after first sentence “The preceding sentence shall also apply to any payment to a State derived from a lease for mineral resources issued by the Secretary of the Interior under section 520 of title 16.” 1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–66 substituted “Subject to the provisions of section 35(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(b)), all receipts” for “All receipts” in first sentence. 1992—Pub. L. 102–486 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). 1981—Pub. L. 97–94 inserted provision that all receipts derived from leases on lands acquired for military or naval purposes, except the naval petroleum reserves and national shale oil reserves, be paid into the Treasury of the United States and disposed of in the same manner as provided under section 35 of the Act of February 25, 1920, in the case of receipts from sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals of the public lands under that Act.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1981 Amendment Pub. L. 97–94, § 2, Dec. 17, 1981, 95 Stat. 1205, provided that: “The amendment made by the first section of this Act [amending this section] shall take effect with respect to leases entered into after January 1, 1981.” Outer Continental Shelf; Revenues From LeasesDisposition of revenues from leases on submerged lands of outer Continental Shelf, see section 1337(g) and 1338 of Title 43, Public Lands.

§355 Disposition of Receipts