Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-102
§74 Number of Coal Land Entries; Other Entries Upon Noncompliance with Conditions
Title 30 › CHAPTER 3 — LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE › SUBCHAPTER I — COAL LAND ENTRIES IN GENERAL › § 74
Summary
People or groups may claim land under these rules only once; anyone who already used them—alone or in another group—cannot claim more land under them. People who file claims must prove they have the right and pay for the land within one year after the filing deadline. If they don’t file the notice or pay in time, any qualified person may claim the land.
Full Legal Text
Title 30, §74
Mineral Lands and Mining, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Sections 71 to 73 of this title shall be held to authorize only one entry by the same person or association of persons; and no association of persons any member of which shall have taken the benefit of such sections, either as an individual or as a member of any other association, shall enter or hold any other lands under the provisions thereof; and no member of any association which shall have taken the benefit of such sections shall enter or hold any other lands under their provisions; and all persons claiming under section 72 of this title shall be required to prove their respective rights and pay for the lands filed upon within one year from the time prescribed for filing their respective claims; and upon failure to file the proper notice, or to pay for the land within the required period, the same shall be subject to entry by any other qualified applicant.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. § 2350 derived from act Mar. 3, 1873, ch. 279, § 4, 17 Stat. 607.
Executive Documents
Indian Lands ExceptedSee note set out under section 71 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
30 U.S.C. § 74
Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102