Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73not60
§709 Disposition of Payments and Fees
Title 30 › Chapter 20— CONVEYANCES TO OCCUPANTS OF UNPATENTED MINING CLAIMS › § 709
Summary
Handle filing, survey, and full‑patent payments through the Secretary of the Interior, who must treat them like other public‑land receipts. The land agency must handle payments for partial transfers or short permits like other land‑use receipts.
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Title 30, §709
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Payments of filing fees and survey costs, and the payments of the purchase price for patents in fee shall be disposed of by the Secretary of the Interior as are such fees, costs, and purchase prices in the disposition of public lands. All payments and fees for occupancy in conveyances of less than the fee, or for permits for life or shorter periods, shall be disposed of by the administering department or agency as are other receipts for the use of the lands involved.
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30 U.S.C. § 709
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60