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FEDERAL · U.S. CODE
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
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Chapter 1
UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES
§ 1
United States Bureau of Mines; establishment; director; experts and other employees
§ 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
§ 3
Duties of United States Bureau of Mines
§ 4
Investigation of lignite coal and peat
§ 4a
Omitted
§ 4b
Cooperation with individuals, municipalities, etc.; contracts with owners; agreements as to prices
§ 4c
Investigation of sub-bituminous and lignite coal
§ 4d
Plants, machinery, and equipment
§ 4e
Omitted
§ 5
Reports of investigations
§ 6
Personal interest of director and members of Bureau in mines
§ 7
Fees for tests or investigations
§ 8
Additional mining experiment stations and mine safety stations authorized
§ 9
Acceptance of lands from States
§ 10
Headquarters of mine rescue cars; site for experimental work; leases and donations
§ 11
Omitted
§ 12
Repealed. Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 562, §1(16), 65 Stat. 638
§ 13
Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal; establishment and maintenance
§ 14
Acquisition of land; cooperation with other agencies
§ 15
Repealed. Pub. L. 86–533, §1(17), June 29, 1960, 74 Stat. 248
§ 16
Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal; establishment of advisory committee; composition; functions; appointment
Chapter 2
MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN GENERAL
§ 21
Mineral lands reserved
§ 21a
National mining and minerals policy; "minerals" defined; execution of policy under other authorized programs
§ 22
Lands open to purchase by citizens
§ 23
Length of claims on veins or lodes
§ 24
Proof of citizenship
§ 25
Affidavit of citizenship
§ 26
Locators' rights of possession and enjoyment
§ 27
Mining tunnels; right to possession of veins on line with; abandonment of right
§ 28
Mining district regulations by miners: location, recordation, and amount of work; marking of location on ground; records; annual labor or improvements on claims pending issue of patent; co-owner's succession in interest upon delinquency in contributing proportion of expenditures; tunnel as lode expenditure
§ 28a
Omitted
§ 28b
Annual assessment work on mining claims; temporary deferment; conditions
§ 28c
Length and termination of deferment
§ 28d
Performance of deferred work
§ 28e
Recordation of deferment
§ 28f
Fee
§ 28g
Location fee
§ 28h
Co-ownership
§ 28i
Failure to pay
§ 28j
Other requirements
§ 28k
Regulations
§ 28l
Collection of mining law administration fees
§ 29
Patents; procurement procedure; filing: application under oath, plat and field notes, notices, and affidavits; posting plat and notice on claim; publication and posting notice in office; certificate; adverse claims; payment per acre; objections; nonresident claimant's agent for execution of application and affidavits
§ 30
Adverse claims; oath of claimants; requisites; waiver; stay of land office proceedings; judicial determination of right of possession; successful claimants' filing of judgment roll, certificate of labor, and description of claim in land office, and acreage and fee payments; issuance of patents for entire or partial claims upon certification of land office proceedings and judgment roll; alienation of patent title
§ 31
Oath: agent or attorney in fact, beyond district of claim
§ 32
Findings by jury; costs
§ 33
Existing rights
§ 34
Description of vein claims on surveyed and unsurveyed lands; monuments on ground to govern conflicting calls
§ 35
Placer claims; entry and proceedings for patent under provisions applicable to vein or lode claims; conforming entry to legal subdivisions and surveys; limitation of claims; homestead entry of segregated agricultural land
§ 36
Subdivisions of 10-acre tracts; maximum of placer locations; homestead claims of agricultural lands; sale of improvements
§ 37
Proceedings for patent where boundaries contain vein or lode; application; statement including vein or lode; issuance of patent: acreage payments for vein or lode and placer claim; costs of proceedings; knowledge affecting construction of application and scope of patent
§ 38
Evidence of possession and work to establish right to patent
§ 39
Surveyors of mining claims
§ 40
Verification of affidavits
§ 41
Intersecting or crossing veins
§ 42
Patents for nonmineral lands: application, survey, notice, acreage limitation, payment
§ 43
Conditions of sale by local legislature
§ 46
Additional land districts and officers
§ 47
Impairment of rights or interests in certain mining property
§ 48
Lands in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota; sale and disposal as public lands
§ 49
Lands in Missouri and Kansas; disposal as agricultural lands
§ 49a
Mining laws of United States extended to Alaska; exploration and mining for precious metals; regulations; conflict of laws; permits; dumping tailings; pumping from sea; reservation of roadway; title to land below line of high tide or high-water mark; transfer of title to future State
§ 49b
Mining laws relating to placer claims extended to Alaska
§ 49c
Recording notices of location of Alaskan mining claims
§ 49d
Miners' regulations for recording notices in Alaska; certain records legalized
§ 49e
Annual labor or improvements on Alaskan mining claims; affidavits; burden of proof; forfeitures; location anew of claims; perjury
§ 49f
Fees of recorders in Alaska for filing proofs of work and improvements
§ 50
Grants to States or corporations not to include mineral lands
§ 51
Water users' vested and accrued rights; enumeration of uses; protection of interest; rights-of-way for canals and ditches; liability for injury or damage to settlers' possession
§ 52
Patents or homesteads subject to vested and accrued water rights
§ 53
Possessory actions for recovery of mining titles or for damages to such title
§ 54
Liability for damages to stock raising and homestead entries by mining activities
§ 28–1
Inclusion of certain surveys in labor requirements of mining claims; conditions and restrictions
§ 28–2
Definitions
Chapter 3
LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE
§ 71
Entry of unappropriated or unreserved Federal coal lands; eligibility; application; acreage limitation; price per acre
§ 72
Preference right of coal mine entry; acreage limitation
§ 73
Presentation of claims
§ 74
Number of coal land entries; other entries upon noncompliance with conditions
§ 75
Conflicting claims upon coal lands; rules and regulations
§ 76
Reservation of rights upon coal lands; sale of certain mining lands
§ 77
Alabama coal lands; agricultural entry
§ 81
Rights of entrymen of lands subsequently classified as coal lands; disposal of coal deposits
§ 82
New or supplemental patents, in case of lands subsequently classified as noncoal
§ 83
Homestead or desert-land and other entries
§ 84
Applications for entry
§ 85
Patents for lands, with reservation of coal; disposal of coal deposits
§ 86
Disposition of lands in Indian reservations with reservation of coal; examination and appraisal of lands
§ 87
Statements in application; patents
§ 88
Disposition of coal by United States
§ 89
Disposition of proceeds
§ 90
Selection of coal lands by States; sale in isolated or disconnected tracts
§ 101
Omitted
§ 102
Assessment work on contiguous oil lands, located as claims, of same owner
§ 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
§ 121
Agricultural entry or purchase of lands withdrawn or classified as containing phosphate, nitrate, potash, oil, or gas; reservations to United States; application
§ 122
Patents; reservation in the United States of reserved deposits; acquisition of right to remove deposits; application for entry to disprove classification
§ 123
Persons locating lands subsequently withdrawn or classified; patents to
§ 124
Agricultural entry or purchase of lands withdrawn or classified as containing sodium or sulphur
§ 125
Patents in North Platte Reclamation Project; mineral rights; subrogation
§ 131
Omitted
§ 161
Entry of building-stone lands; previous law unaffected
§ 162
Entry of saline lands; limitation
§ 171
Disposal as agricultural lands
§ 172
Certain Alabama lands subject to homestead entry
Chapter 3A
LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS
§ 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
§ 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
§ 201
Leases and exploration
§ 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
Permits to take coal for local domestic needs without royalty payments; corporation exclusion; area to municipalities for household use without profit
§ 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
§ 211
Phosphate deposits
§ 212
Surveys; royalties; time payable; annual rentals; term of leases; readjustment on renewals; minimum production; suspension of operation
§ 213
Royalties for use of deposits of silica, limestone, or other rock embraced in lease
§ 214
Use of surface of other public lands; acreage; forest lands exception
§ 223
Leases; amount and survey of land; term of lease; royalties and annual rental
§ 223a
Repealed. Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 916, §14, 60 Stat. 958
§ 224
Payments for oil or gas taken prior to application for lease
§ 225
Condition of lease, forfeiture for violation
§ 226
Leasing of oil and gas parcels
§ 226c
Reduction of royalties under existing leases
§ 227
Omitted
§ 228
Prospecting permits and leases to persons of lands not withdrawn; terms and conditions of; fraud of claimants
§ 229
Preference right to permits or leases of claimants of lands bona fide entered as agricultural land; terms and conditions
§ 229a
Water struck while drilling for oil and gas
§ 233a
Permits or leases of certain lands in Oklahoma; retention of royalties
§ 236a
Lands in naval petroleum reserves and naval oil-shale reserves; effect of other laws
§ 236b
Existing leases within naval petroleum reserves not affected
§ 237
Omitted
§ 241
Leases of lands
§ 242
Oil shale claims
§ 251
Leases to claimants of withdrawn lands; terms and conditions; acreage; annual rentals and royalties; fraud of claimants
§ 261
Prospecting permits; lands included; acreage
§ 262
Leases to permittees; survey of lands; royalties and annual rentals
§ 263
Permits to use or lease of nonmineral lands for camp sites, and other purposes; annual rentals; acreage
§ 271
Prospecting permits; lands included; acreage
§ 272
Leases to permittees; privileges extended to oil and gas permittees
§ 273
Lease of lands not covered by permits or leases; acreage; rental
§ 274
Lands containing coal or other minerals
§ 275
Laws applicable
§ 276
Application of subchapter to Louisiana and New Mexico only
§ 281
Prospecting permits for chlorides, sulphates, carbonates, borates, silicates, or nitrates of potassium; authorization; acreage; lands affected
§ 282
Leases to permittees of lands showing valuable deposits; royalty
§ 283
Lands containing valuable deposits not covered by permits or leases; authority to lease; acreage; conditions; renewals; exemptions from rentals and royalties; suspension of operations
§ 284
Lands containing coal or other minerals in addition to potassium deposits; issuance of prospecting permits and leases; covenants in potassium leases
§ 285
Laws applicable
§ 286
Disposition of royalties and rents from potassium leases
§ 287
Extension of prospecting permits
§ 201–1
Repealed. Pub. L. 94–377, §5(a), Aug. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1086
§ 208–1
Exploratory program for evaluation of known recoverable coal resources
§ 208–2
Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title I, §1091(e), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 722
§ 226–1
Extension of noncompetitive oil or gas lease issued before September 2, 1960
§ 226–2
Limitations for filing oil and gas contests
§ 226–3
Lands not subject to oil and gas leasing
Chapter 4
LEASE OF GOLD, SILVER, OR QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS WHEN TITLE CONFIRMED BY COURT OF PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS
§ 291
Lease of gold, silver, or quicksilver deposits on lands title to which confirmed by Court of Private Land Claims
§ 292
Royalties and rentals; disposition
§ 293
Duties of Secretary of the Interior
Chapter 5
LEASE OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN OR UNDER RAILROADS AND OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY
§ 301
Authorization for lease of oil and gas deposits; by and to whom leased
§ 302
Assignment of lease; subletting
§ 303
Conditions precedent to award of lease; preferred class; bidding
§ 304
Provisions authorized in lease
§ 305
Royalties under lease
§ 306
Rules and regulations
Chapter 7
LEASE OF MINERAL DEPOSITS WITHIN ACQUIRED LANDS
§ 351
Definitions
§ 352
Deposits subject to lease; consent of department heads; lands excluded
§ 353
Sale of lands unaffected; reservation of mineral rights; sale subject to prior lease; naval petroleum reserves unaffected
§ 354
Lease of partial or future interests in deposits
§ 355
Disposition of receipts
§ 356
Furnishing description of lands and title documents; recordation of documents; authenticated copies
§ 357
State or local government rights; taxation
§ 358
Rights under prior leases; priority of pending applications; exchange of leases
§ 359
Rules and regulations
§ 360
Authority to manage certain mineral leases
Chapter 8
DEVELOPMENT OF LIGNITE COAL RESOURCES
§ 401
Establishment of research laboratory; duties
§ 402
Acquisition of lands and property; utilization of voluntary services; cooperation with other Federal, State, and private agencies
§ 403
Repealed. Pub. L. 93–608, §1(12), Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1969
§ 404
Establishment of an advisory committee; composition and appointment
Chapter 9
RARE AND PRECIOUS METALS EXPERIMENT STATION
§ 411
Establishment and operation of experimental plant
§ 412
Acquisition of lands and interests; acceptance of money and property; disposition and use of money
Chapter 11
MINING CLAIMS ON LANDS SUBJECT TO MINERAL LEASING LAWS
§ 501
Mining claims located between July 31, 1939, and January 1, 1953
§ 502
Reservation of minerals to the United States; rights of entry, disposition and removal
§ 503
Reservations required by law; atomic energy materials
§ 504
Power to make arrangements respecting atomic energy materials as unaffected
§ 505
"Mineral leasing laws" defined
Chapter 12
MULTIPLE MINERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAME TRACTS
§ 521
Mineral leasing claims
§ 522
Conflicting periods of location of claims
§ 523
Uranium leases
§ 524
Reservation of minerals to United States
§ 525
Future location of claims on mineral lands
§ 526
Mining and Leasing Act operations
§ 527
Determination of unpatented mining claims
§ 528
Waiver and relinquishment of mineral rights
§ 529
Helium lands subject to entry
§ 530
Definitions
§ 531
Approval of United States officials
Chapter 12A
ENTRY AND LOCATION ON COAL LANDS ON DISCOVERY OF SOURCE MATERIAL
§ 541
Entry and location; filing of copy of notice of mining location; report and payment for lignite mined; mineral patents; reservation of minerals to United States
§ 541a
Claims located prior to May 25, 1955; extralateral rights; amended notice of mining location
§ 541b
Mining, removal, and disposal of lignite
§ 541c
Lands where coal deposits have been reserved to the United States
§ 541d
Location of source materials by holders of coal leases
§ 541e
Definitions
§ 541f
Disbursement of moneys
§ 541g
Rules and regulations
§ 541h
Savings provision
§ 541i
Withdrawal of lands from entry; expiration of claims
Chapter 13
CONTROL OF COAL-MINE FIRES
§ 551
Declaration of policy
§ 552
Definitions
§ 553
Duties of Secretary; surveys, research, etc.; projects
§ 554
Lands subject to chapter
§ 555
Conditions precedent for aid to non-Federal lands
§ 556
Administration
§ 557
Rules and regulations
§ 558
Authorization of appropriations
Chapter 14
ANTHRACITE MINE DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL
§ 571
Declaration of policy
§ 572
United States contributions to Pennsylvania: authority, conditions, limitations
§ 573
Statement by Commonwealth for Secretary
§ 574
Hearings; withholding payments
§ 575
Repealed. Pub. L. 105–362, title IX, §901(i)(1), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3290
§ 576
Authorization of appropriations
Chapter 15
SURFACE RESOURCES
§ 601
Rules and regulations governing disposal of materials; payment; removal without charge; lands excluded
§ 602
Bidding; advertising and other notice; conditions for negotiation of contract
§ 603
Disposition of moneys from disposal of materials
§ 604
Disposal of sand, peat moss, etc., in Alaska; contracts
§ 611
Common varieties of sand, stone, gravel, pumice, pumicite, or cinders, and petrified wood
§ 612
Unpatented mining claims
§ 613
Procedure for determining title uncertainties
§ 614
Waiver of rights
§ 615
Limitation of existing rights
Chapter 16
MINERAL DEVELOPMENT OF LANDS WITHDRAWN FOR POWER DEVELOPMENT
§ 621
Entry to lands reserved for power development
§ 622
Liability for damage, destruction, or loss of claim
§ 623
Recording and reporting of unpatented claims; time
§ 624
Protection of existing valid claims
§ 625
Prohibition of unspecified use
Chapter 17
EXPLORATION PROGRAM FOR DISCOVERY OF MINERALS
§ 641
Establishment and maintenance of program for exploration; financial assistance
§ 642
Exploration contracts
§ 643
"Exploration" defined
§ 644
Advice and assistance by Government departments and agencies; expenditure of funds
§ 645
Repealed. Pub. L. 93–608, §1(13), Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1969
§ 646
Authorization of appropriations
Chapter 18
COAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
§ 661
Short title; definitions
§ 662
Powers and duties of Secretary
§ 665
Sites for conducting research; availability of personnel and facilities
§ 666
Public-availability requirement; national defense; patent agreements
§ 667
Repealed. Pub. L. 109–58, title X, §1009(a)(1)(C), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 934
§ 668
Authorization of appropriations
Chapter 20
CONVEYANCES TO OCCUPANTS OF UNPATENTED MINING CLAIMS
§ 701
Authorization to convey; acreage limitations; qualified applicants; payment; "qualified officer of the United States" defined
§ 702
"Qualified applicant" defined
§ 703
Withdrawal of lands in aid of a governmental unit
§ 704
Purchase of substitute lands; limitations; conditions; payment; conveyance of less than a fee
§ 705
Purchase price of conveyed interest; installment payments
§ 706
Liabilities of occupants; trespass; limitations
§ 707
Reservation of mineral rights
§ 708
Assignments; succession
§ 709
Disposition of payments and fees
Chapter 22
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
§ 801
Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
§ 802
Definitions
§ 803
Mines subject to coverage
§ 804
Interim Compliance Panel
§ 811
Mandatory safety and health standards
§ 812
Advisory committees
§ 813
Inspections, investigations, and recordkeeping
§ 814
Citations and orders
§ 815
Procedure for enforcement
§ 816
Judicial review of Commission orders
§ 817
Procedures to counteract dangerous conditions
§ 818
Injunctions
§ 819
Posting of orders and decisions
§ 820
Penalties
§ 821
Entitlement of miners to full compensation
§ 822
Representation of Secretary in civil litigation by Solicitor of Labor
§ 823
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
§ 823a
Principal office in District of Columbia; proceedings held elsewhere
§ 824
Authorization of appropriations
§ 825
Mandatory health and safety training
§ 826
Limitation on certain liability for rescue operations
§ 841
Mandatory health standards for underground mines; enforcement; review; purpose
§ 842
Dust concentration and respiratory equipment
§ 843
Medical examinations
§ 844
Rock dust and gas hazards; controls
§ 845
Dust standards in presence of quartz
§ 846
Noise standards; promulgation of new standards; tests; procedures; protective devices
§ 861
Mandatory safety standards for underground mines
§ 862
Roof support
§ 863
Ventilation
§ 864
Combustible materials and rock dusting
§ 865
Electrical equipment
§ 866
Trailing cables
§ 867
Grounding of equipment
§ 868
Underground high-voltage distribution
§ 869
Underground low- and medium-voltage alternating current circuits
§ 870
Trolley wires and trolley feeder wires
§ 871
Fire protection
§ 872
Maps
§ 873
Blasting and explosives
§ 874
Hoisting and mantrips
§ 875
Emergency shelters; construction; contents; implementation plans
§ 876
Communication facilities; locations and emergency response plans
§ 877
General safety provisions
§ 878
Definitions
§ 901
Congressional findings and declaration of purpose; short title
§ 902
Definitions
§ 903
Field offices
§ 904
Repealed. Pub. L. 107–275, §2(c)(2), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1926
§ 921
Regulations and presumptions
§ 922
Payment of benefits
§ 923
Filing of notice of claim
§ 924
Time for filing claims
§ 924a
Repealed. Pub. L. 107–275, §2(c)(2), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1926
§ 925
Procedure for the determination of claims during transition period
§ 931
Benefits under State workmen's compensation laws
§ 932
Failure to meet workmen's compensation requirements
§ 932a
Appointment of qualified individuals to hear and determine claims for benefits
§ 933
Duties of operators in States not qualifying under workmen's compensation laws
§ 934
"Fund" defined; liability of operators to United States for repayments to fund; procedures applicable; rate of interest
§ 934a
Repealed. Pub. L. 97–119, title I, §103(b), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1638
§ 935
Utilization of services of State and local agencies
§ 936
Regulations and reports
§ 937
Contracts and grants
§ 938
Miners suffering from pneumoconiosis; discrimination prohibited
§ 939
Authorization of appropriations
§ 940
Applicability of amendments to part B of this subchapter to this part
§ 941
Penalty for false statements or representations
§ 942
Miner benefit entitlement reports; penalty for failure or refusal to file
§ 943
Black lung insurance program
§ 944
Statement of reasons for denial of claim
§ 945
Repealed. Pub. L. 107–275, §2(c)(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1926
§ 951
Studies and research
§ 951a
Health, Safety, and Mining Technology Research program
§ 952
Training and education
§ 953
Assistance to States
§ 954
Appointment of administrative personnel and inspectors; qualifications; training programs
§ 955
State laws
§ 956
Applicability of administrative procedure provisions
§ 957
Promulgation of regulations
§ 958
Annual reports to Congress; contents
§ 959
Study of coordination of Federal and State activities; report
§ 960
Limitation on issuance of temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction
§ 961
Functions transferred under 1977 amendments
§ 962
Acceptance of contributions and prosecution of projects; cooperative programs to promote health and safety education and training; recognition and funding of Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association; use of funds for costs of mine rescue and survival operations
§ 963
Technical Study Panel
§ 964
Scholarships
§ 965
Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants
§ 966
Retention of fees
Chapter 23
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
§ 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
§ 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
§ 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
Chapter 25
SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION
§ 1201
Congressional findings
§ 1202
Statement of purpose
§ 1211
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
§ 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
§ 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
§ 1240
Emergency powers
§ 1240a
Certification
§ 1241
Omitted
§ 1242
Powers of Secretary or State
§ 1243
Interagency cooperation
§ 1244
Remining incentives
§ 1245
Abandoned hardrock mine reclamation
§ 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
§ 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
§ 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
Chapter 26
DEEP SEABED HARD MINERAL RESOURCES
§ 1401
Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
§ 1402
International objectives
§ 1403
Definitions
§ 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
Chapter 27
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
§ 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
Chapter 28
MATERIALS AND MINERALS POLICY, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT
§ 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
Chapter 29
OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT
§ 1701
Congressional statement of findings and purposes
§ 1702
Definitions
§ 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
§ 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
Repealed. Pub. L. 119–21, title V, §50103, July 4, 2025, 139 Stat. 142
§ 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
Chapter 31
MARINE MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH
§ 1901
Definitions
§ 1902
Research program
§ 1903
Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements
§ 1904
Marine mineral research centers
§ 1905
Authorization of appropriations
Chapter 32
METHANE HYDRATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
§ 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