50 U.S.C. § 3995: Mineral permits and leases

Summary

If you hold a federal mineral permit or lease on public land and you enter military service, you may pause all work on the permit or lease while you are in service and for 180 days after. The lease time does not count during the pause, and you will not owe rent or royalties while it is paused. To get this protection, you must, within 180 days after entering service, send registered mail to the Secretary of the Interior saying you began military service and want to keep the claim. This rule does not change any existing contracts for operating the permit or lease.

Title 50, §3995

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(a)Suspension during military service

A person holding a permit or lease on the public domain under the Federal mineral leasing laws who enters military service may suspend all operations under the permit or lease for the duration of military service and for 180 days thereafter. The term of the permit or lease shall not run during the period of suspension, nor shall any rental or royalties be charged against the permit or lease during the period of suspension.

(b)Notification

In order to obtain the protection of this section, the permittee or lessee shall, within 180 days after entry into military service, notify the Secretary of the Interior by registered mail of the fact that military service has begun and of the desire to hold the claim under this section.

(c)Contract modification

This section shall not be construed to supersede the terms of any contract for operation of a permit or lease.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 565 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 505 of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. V, 54 Stat. 1188; Pub. L. 102–12, § 9(20), Mar. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 41, related to mining claims and the suspension of requirements, prior to the general amendment of this Act by Pub. L. 108–189. See section 3994 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section applicable to any case not final before Dec. 19, 2003, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–189, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title.

§3995 Mineral Permits and Leases