PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Lands taken out of the public domain inside Helium Reserve Numbered 1 (by Executive Orders of March 21, 1924 and January 28, 1926) and Helium Reserve Numbered 2 (by Executive Order 6184 of June 26, 1933) can be opened for mining claims and for permits or leases under the mineral leasing laws. They can only be opened after the Secretary of the Interior reviews geology and other information and finds no reasonable chance that those operations would remove or waste the helium gas. The lands do not open until the Secretary names them in an order published in the Federal Register. The Secretary may also require miners or leaseholders at any time to take steps on or under the surface to prevent loss or waste of the helium as a condition of continuing work.

Title 30, §529

Mineral Lands and Mining, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Lands withdrawn from the public domain which are within (a) Helium Reserve Numbered 1, pursuant to Executive orders of March 21, 1924, and January 28, 1926, and (b) Helium Reserve Numbered 2 pursuant to Executive Order 6184 of June 26, 1933, shall be subject to entry and location under the mining laws of the United States, and to permit and lease under the mineral leasing laws, upon determination by the Secretary of the Interior, based upon available geologic and other information, that there is no reasonable probability that operations pursuant to entry or location of the particular lands under the mining laws, or pursuant to a permit or lease of the particular lands under the Mineral Leasing Act [30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.], will result in the extraction or cause loss or waste of the helium-bearing gas in the lands of such reserves: Provided, That the lands shall not become subject to entry, location, permit or lease until such time as the Secretary designates in an order published in the Federal Register: And provided further, That the Secretary may at any time as a condition to continued mineral operations require the entryman, locator, permittee or lessee to take such measures either above or below the surface of the lands as the Secretary deems necessary to prevent loss or waste of the helium-bearing gas.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Mineral Leasing Act, referred to in text, 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.

§529 Helium Lands Subject to Entry