Title 30 of the United States Code
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- § 1. United States Bureau of Mines; establishment; director; experts and other employees
- § 10. Headquarters of mine rescue cars; site for experimental work; leases and donations
- § 1001. Definitions
- § 1002. Lands subject to geothermal leasing
- § 1002a. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–214, §7(16), July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 174
- § 1003. Leasing procedures
- § 1004. Rents and royalties
- § 1005. Lease term and work commitment requirements
- § 1006. Acreage limitations
- § 1007. Readjustment of lease terms and conditions
- § 1008. Byproducts
- § 1009. Relinquishment of geothermal rights
- § 101. Omitted
- § 1010. Suspension of operations and production
- § 1011. Termination of leases
- § 1012. Waiver, suspension, or reduction of rental or royalty
- § 1013. Surface land use
- § 1014. Lands subject to geothermal leasing
- § 1015. Requirement for lessees
- § 1016. Administration
- § 1017. Unit and communitization agreements
- § 1018. Data from Federal agencies
- § 1019. Disposal of moneys from sales, bonuses, rentals, and royalties
- § 102. Assessment work on contiguous oil lands, located as claims, of same owner
- § 1020. Publication in Federal Register; reservation of mineral rights
- § 1021. Federal exemption from State water laws
- § 1022. Prevention of waste; exclusivity
- § 1023. Rules and regulations
- § 1024. Inclusion of geothermal leasing under certain other laws
- § 1025. Federal reservation of certain mineral rights
- § 1026. Significant thermal features
- § 1027. Land subject to prohibition on leasing
- § 1028. Hot dry rock geothermal energy
- § 103. Patents for oil or gas lands not denied because of transfer before discovery of oil or gas; acreage limitation; nonapplication to withdraw lands
- § 104. Agreements with applicants for patents as to disposition of oil or gas, or proceeds thereof, pending determination of title; Navy Petroleum Fund
- § 11. Omitted
- § 1101. to 1164. Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title III, §3002(i)(3), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2495
- § 111. to 113. Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, §1, 46 Stat. 1028
- § 12. Repealed. Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 562, §1(16), 65 Stat. 638
- § 1201. Congressional findings
- § 1202. Statement of purpose
- § 121. Agricultural entry or purchase of lands withdrawn or classified as containing phosphate, nitrate, potash, oil, or gas; reservations to United States; application
- § 1211. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
- § 122. Patents; reservation in the United States of reserved deposits; acquisition of right to remove deposits; application for entry to disprove classification
- § 1221. Authorization of State allotments to institutes
- § 1222. Research funds to institutes
- § 1223. Funding criteria
- § 1224. Duties of Secretary
- § 1225. Effect on colleges and universities
- § 1226. Research
- § 1227. Center for cataloging
- § 1228. Interagency cooperation
- § 1229. Committee on Mining and Mineral Resources Research
- § 123. Persons locating lands subsequently withdrawn or classified; patents to
- § 1230. Eligibility criteria
- § 1230a. Strategic Resources Generic Mineral Technology Center
- § 1231. Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund
- § 1231a. Abandoned mine reclamation fund authorization of appropriations
- § 1232. Reclamation fee
- § 1233. Objectives of fund
- § 1234. Eligible lands and water
- § 1235. State reclamation program
- § 1236. Reclamation of rural lands
- § 1237. Acquisition and reclamation of land adversely affected by past coal mining practices
- § 1238. Liens
- § 1239. Filling voids and sealing tunnels
- § 124. Agricultural entry or purchase of lands withdrawn or classified as containing sodium or sulphur
- § 1240. Emergency powers
- § 1240a. Certification
- § 1241. Omitted
- § 1242. Powers of Secretary or State
- § 1243. Interagency cooperation
- § 1244. Remining incentives
- § 1245. Abandoned hardrock mine reclamation
- § 125. Patents in North Platte Reclamation Project; mineral rights; subrogation
- § 1251. Environmental protection standards
- § 1251a. Abandoned coal refuse sites
- § 1252. Initial regulatory procedures
- § 1253. State programs
- § 1254. Federal programs
- § 1255. State laws
- § 1256. Permits
- § 1257. Application requirements
- § 1258. Reclamation plan requirements
- § 1259. Performance bonds
- § 1260. Permit approval or denial
- § 1261. Revision of permits
- § 1262. Coal exploration permits
- § 1263. Public notice and public hearings
- § 1264. Decisions of regulatory authority and appeals
- § 1265. Environmental protection performance standards
- § 1266. Surface effects of underground coal mining operations
- § 1267. Inspections and monitoring
- § 1268. Penalties
- § 1269. Release of performance bonds or deposits
- § 1270. Citizens suits
- § 1271. Enforcement
- § 1272. Designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining
- § 1273. Federal lands
- § 1274. Public agencies, public utilities, and public corporations
- § 1275. Review by Secretary
- § 1276. Judicial review
- § 1277. Special bituminous coal mines
- § 1278. Surface mining operations not subject to this chapter
- § 1279. Anthracite coal mines
- § 1281. Designation procedures
- § 1291. Definitions
- § 1292. Other Federal laws
- § 1293. Employee protection
- § 1294. Penalty
- § 1295. Grants to States
- § 1296. Annual report to President and Congress
- § 1297. Separability
- § 1298. Alaskan surface coal mine study
- § 1299. Study of reclamation standards for surface mining of other minerals
- § 13. Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal; establishment and maintenance
- § 1300. Indian lands
- § 1301. Experimental practices
- § 1302. Authorization of appropriations
- § 1303. Coordination of regulatory and inspection activities
- § 1304. Surface owner protection
- § 1305. Federal lessee protection
- § 1306. Effect on rights of owner of coal in Alaska to conduct surface mining operations
- § 1307. Water rights and replacement
- § 1308. Advance appropriations
- § 1308a. Use of civil penalty funds to reclaim lands
- § 1308b. Transfer of computer hardware, software and other technical equipment
- § 1309. Certification and training of blasters
- § 1309a. Subsidence
- § 1309b. Research
- § 131. Omitted
- § 1311. Establishment of university coal research laboratories
- § 1312. Financial assistance
- § 1313. Limitation on payments
- § 1314. Payments; Federal share of operating expenses
- § 1315. Advisory Council on Coal Research
- § 1316. Authorization of appropriations
- § 1321. Fellowship awards
- § 1322. Fellowship recipients
- § 1323. Distribution of fellowships
- § 1324. Stipends and allowances
- § 1325. Limitation on fellowships
- § 1326. Fellowship conditions
- § 1327. Authorization of appropriations
- § 1328. Research, development projects, etc., relating to alternative coal mining technologies
- § 14. Acquisition of land; cooperation with other agencies
- § 1401. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
- § 1402. International objectives
- § 1403. Definitions
- § 141. to 152. Repealed. Feb. 7, 1927, ch. 66, §6, 44 Stat. 1058
- § 1411. Prohibited activities by United States citizens
- § 1412. Licenses for exploration and permits for commercial recovery
- § 1413. License and permit applications, review, and certification
- § 1414. License and permit fees
- § 1415. License and permit terms, conditions, and restrictions; issuance and transfer of licenses and permits
- § 1416. Denial of certification of applications and of issuance, transfer, suspension, and revocation of licenses and permits; suspension and modification of activities
- § 1417. Duration of licenses and permits
- § 1418. Diligence requirements
- § 1419. Protection of the environment
- § 1420. Conservation of natural resources
- § 1421. Prevention of interference with other uses of the high seas
- § 1422. Safety of life and property at sea
- § 1423. Records, audits, and public disclosure
- § 1424. Monitoring of activities of licensees and permittees
- § 1425. Relinquishment, surrender, and transfer of licenses and permits
- § 1426. Public notice and hearings
- § 1427. Civil actions
- § 1428. Reciprocating states
- § 1441. Declaration of Congressional intent
- § 1442. Effect of international agreement
- § 1443. Protection of interim investments
- § 1444. Disclaimer of obligation to pay compensation
- § 1461. Prohibited acts
- § 1462. Civil penalties
- § 1463. Criminal offenses
- § 1464. Enforcement
- § 1465. Liability of vessels
- § 1466. Civil forfeitures
- § 1467. Jurisdiction of courts
- § 1468. Regulations
- § 1469. Omitted
- § 1470. Authorization of appropriations
- § 1471. Severability
- § 1472. Deep Seabed Revenue Sharing Trust Fund; establishment
- § 1473. Revenue and customs or tariff treatment of deep seabed mining unaffected
- § 15. Repealed. Pub. L. 86–533, §1(17), June 29, 1960, 74 Stat. 248
- § 1501. Congressional statement of findings
- § 1511. Loans for geothermal reservoir confirmation
- § 1512. Loan size limitation
- § 1513. Loan interest rates; repayment periods
- § 1514. Program termination
- § 1515. Regulations
- § 1516. Authorizations
- § 1521. Reservoir insurance program study
- § 1522. Establishment of program
- § 1531. Feasibility study loan program
- § 1541. Use of geothermal energy in Federal facilities
- § 1542. Regulations
- § 16. Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal; establishment of advisory committee; composition; functions; appointment
- § 1601. Congressional statement of findings; "materials" defined
- § 1602. Congressional declaration of policies
- § 1603. Implementation of policies
- § 1604. Program administration
- § 1605. Applicability to other statutory national mining and minerals policies
- § 1606. Mineral security
- § 1607. Critical minerals supply chains and reliability
- § 161. Entry of building-stone lands; previous law unaffected
- § 162. Entry of saline lands; limitation
- § 1701. Congressional statement of findings and purposes
- § 1702. Definitions
- § 171. Disposal as agricultural lands
- § 1711. Duties of Secretary
- § 1712. Duties of lessees, operators, and motor vehicle transporters
- § 1713. Required recordkeeping
- § 1714. Deposit of royalty funds to Indian accounts
- § 1715. Explanation of payments
- § 1716. Liabilities and bonding
- § 1717. Hearings and investigations
- § 1718. Inspections
- § 1719. Civil penalties
- § 172. Certain Alabama lands subject to homestead entry
- § 1720. Criminal penalties
- § 1720a. Applicability of civil and criminal penalties to various uses of Federal or Indian lands and Outer Continental Shelf
- § 1721. Royalty terms and conditions, interest, and penalties
- § 1721a. Adjustments and refunds
- § 1722. Injunction and specific enforcement authority
- § 1723. Rewards
- § 1724. Secretarial and delegated States' actions and limitation periods
- § 1725. Assessments
- § 1726. Alternatives for marginal properties
- § 1727. Royalties on all extracted methane
- § 1731. Application of subchapter
- § 1731a. Application of subchapter to leases of lands within three miles of seaward boundaries of coastal States
- § 1732. Cooperative agreements
- § 1733. Information
- § 1734. State suits under Federal law
- § 1735. Delegation of royalty collections and related activities
- § 1736. Shared civil penalties
- § 1751. Secretarial authority
- § 1752. Reports
- § 1753. Relation to other laws
- § 1754. Funding
- § 1755. Statute of limitations
- § 1756. Expanded royalty obligations
- § 1757. Severability
- § 1758. Use of royalty-in-kind revenue by Minerals Management Service
- § 1759. Fees and charges
- § 1801. to 1811. Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title VII, §7002(n)(1), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2576
- § 181. Lands subject to disposition; persons entitled to benefits; reciprocal privileges; helium rights reserved
- § 182. Lands disposed of with reservation of deposits of coal, etc.
- § 183. Cancellation of prospecting permits
- § 184. Limitations on leases held, owned or controlled by persons, associations or corporations
- § 184a. Authorization of States to include in agreements for conservation of oil and gas resources lands acquired from United States
- § 185. Rights-of-way for pipelines through Federal lands
- § 186. Reservation of easements or rights-of-way for working purposes; reservation of right to dispose of surface of lands; determination before offering of lease; easement periods
- § 187. Assignment or subletting of leases; relinquishment of rights under leases; conditions in leases for protection of diverse interests in operation of mines, wells, etc.; State laws not impaired
- § 187a. Oil or gas leases; partial assignments
- § 187b. Oil or gas leases; written relinquishment of rights; release of obligations
- § 188. Failure to comply with provisions of lease
- § 188a. Surrender of leases
- § 189. Rules and regulations; boundary lines; State rights unaffected; taxation
- § 190. Oath; requirement; form; blanks
- § 1901. Definitions
- § 1902. Research program
- § 1903. Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements
- § 1904. Marine mineral research centers
- § 1905. Authorization of appropriations
- § 191. Disposition of moneys received
- § 191a. Late payment charges under Federal mineral leases
- § 191b. Collection of unpaid and underpaid royalties and late payment interest owed by lessees
- § 192. Payment of royalties in oil or gas; sale of such oil or gas
- § 192a. Cancellation or modification of contracts
- § 192b. Application to contracts
- § 192c. Rules and regulations governing issuance of certain leases; disposition of receipts
- § 193. Disposition of deposits of coal, and so forth
- § 193a. Preference right of United States to purchase coal for Army and Navy; price for coal; civil actions; jurisdiction
- § 194. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 644
- § 195. Enforcement
- § 196. Cooperative agreements; delegation of authority
- § 1a. Transfer of activities, employees, records, etc., from Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to the United States Bureau of Mines
- § 2. Performance of duties in absence of director
- § 2001. Findings
- § 2002. Definitions
- § 2003. Methane hydrate research and development program
- § 2004. National Research Council study
- § 2005. Reports and studies for Congress
- § 2006. Authorization of appropriations
- § 201. –1. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–377, §5(a), Aug. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1086
- § 201a. Repealed. June 3, 1948, ch. 379, §8, 62 Stat. 291
- § 201b. Omitted
- § 202. Common carriers; limitations of lease or permit
- § 202a. Consolidation of coal leases into logical mining unit
- § 203. Additional lands or deposits
- § 204. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–377, §13(a), Aug. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1090
- § 205. Consolidation of leases
- § 206. Noncontiguous coal or phosphate tracts in single lease
- § 207. Conditions of lease
- § 208. –2. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title I, §1091(e), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 722
- § 208a. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–468, title VI, §615(a)(3), Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2578
- § 209. Suspension, waiver, or reduction of rents or royalties to promote development or operation; extension of lease on suspension of operations and production