Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
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Ch. 1— United States Bureau of Mines6 inactive17 sections
- § 1United States Bureau of Mines; establishment; director; experts and other employees
- § 1aTransfer of activities, employees, records, etc., from Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to the United States Bureau of Mines
- § 2Performance of duties in absence of director
- § 3Duties of United States Bureau of Mines
- § 4Investigation of lignite coal and peat
- § 4aOmittedOmitted
- § 4bCooperation with individuals, municipalities, etc.; contracts with owners; agreements as to prices
- § 4cInvestigation of sub-bituminous and lignite coal
- § 4dPlants, machinery, and equipment
- § 4eOmittedOmitted
- § 4oTransferredTransferred
- § 5Reports of investigations
- § 6Personal interest of director and members of Bureau in mines
- § 7Fees for tests or investigations
- § 8Additional mining experiment stations and mine safety stations authorized
- § 9Acceptance of lands from States
- § 10Headquarters of mine rescue cars; site for experimental work; leases and donations
- § 11OmittedOmitted
- § 12Repealed. Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 562, § 1(16) , 65 Stat. 638Repealed
- § 13Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal; establishment and maintenance
- § 14Acquisition of land; cooperation with other agencies
- § 15Repealed. Pub. L. 86–533, § 1(17) , June 29, 1960 , 74 Stat. 248Repealed
- § 16Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal; establishment of advisory committee; composition; functions; appointment
Ch. 2— Inclusion of certain surveys in labor requirements of mining2 inactive52 sections
- § 1Inclusion of certain surveys in labor requirements of mining claims; conditions and restrictions
- § 2Definitions
- § 21Mineral lands reserved
- § 21aNational mining and minerals policy; “minerals” defined; execution of policy under other authorized programs
- § 22Lands open to purchase by citizens
- § 23Length of claims on veins or lodes
- § 24Proof of citizenship
- § 25Affidavit of citizenship
- § 26Locators’ rights of possession and enjoyment
- § 27Mining tunnels; right to possession of veins on line with; abandonment of right
- § 28Mining 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
- § 28aOmittedOmitted
- § 28bAnnual assessment work on mining claims; temporary deferment; conditions
- § 28cLength and termination of deferment
- § 28dPerformance of deferred work
- § 28eRecordation of deferment
- § 28fFee
- § 28gLocation fee
- § 28hCo-ownership
- § 28iFailure to pay
- § 28jOther requirements
- § 28kRegulations
- § 28lCollection of mining law administration fees
- § 29Patents; 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
- § 30Adverse 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
- § 31Oath: agent or attorney in fact, beyond district of claim
- § 32Findings by jury; costs
- § 33Existing rights
- § 34Description of vein claims on surveyed and unsurveyed lands; monuments on ground to govern conflicting calls
- § 35Placer 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
- § 36Subdivisions of 10-acre tracts; maximum of placer locations; homestead claims of agricultural lands; sale of improvements
- § 37Proceedings 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
- § 38Evidence of possession and work to establish right to patent
- § 39Surveyors of mining claims
- § 40Verification of affidavits
- § 41Intersecting or crossing veins
- § 42Patents for nonmineral lands: application, survey, notice, acreage limitation, payment
- § 43Conditions of sale by local legislature
- § 45OmittedOmitted
- § 46Additional land districts and officers
- § 47Impairment of rights or interests in certain mining property
- § 48Lands in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota; sale and disposal as public lands
- § 49Lands in Missouri and Kansas; disposal as agricultural lands
- § 49aMining 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
- § 49bMining laws relating to placer claims extended to Alaska
- § 49cRecording notices of location of Alaskan mining claims
- § 49dMiners’ regulations for recording notices in Alaska; certain records legalized
- § 49eAnnual labor or improvements on Alaskan mining claims; affidavits; burden of proof; forfeitures; location anew of claims; perjury
- § 49fFees of recorders in Alaska for filing proofs of work and improvements
- § 50Grants to States or corporations not to include mineral lands
- § 51Water 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
- § 52Patents or homesteads subject to vested and accrued water rights
- § 53Possessory actions for recovery of mining titles or for damages to such title
- § 54Liability for damages to stock raising and homestead entries by mining activities
Ch. 3— Extension of noncompetitive oil or gas lease issued before S17 inactive100 sections
- § 1Extension of noncompetitive oil or gas lease issued before September 2, 1960
- § 2Limitations for filing oil and gas contests
- § 3Lands not subject to oil and gas leasing
- § 71Entry of unappropriated or unreserved Federal coal lands; eligibility; application; acreage limitation; price per acre
- § 72Preference right of coal mine entry; acreage limitation
- § 73Presentation of claims
- § 74Number of coal land entries; other entries upon noncompliance with conditions
- § 75Conflicting claims upon coal lands; rules and regulations
- § 76Reservation of rights upon coal lands; sale of certain mining lands
- § 77Alabama coal lands; agricultural entry
- § 81Rights of entrymen of lands subsequently classified as coal lands; disposal of coal deposits
- § 82New or supplemental patents, in case of lands subsequently classified as noncoal
- § 83Homestead or desert-land and other entries
- § 84Applications for entry
- § 85Patents for lands, with reservation of coal; disposal of coal deposits
- § 86Disposition of lands in Indian reservations with reservation of coal; examination and appraisal of lands
- § 87Statements in application; patents
- § 88Disposition of coal by United States
- § 89Disposition of proceeds
- § 90Selection of coal lands by States; sale in isolated or disconnected tracts
- § 101OmittedOmitted
- § 102Assessment work on contiguous oil lands, located as claims, of same owner
- § 103Patents for oil or gas lands not denied because of transfer before discovery of oil or gas; acreage limitation; nonapplication to withdraw lands
- § 104Agreements with applicants for patents as to disposition of oil or gas, or proceeds thereof, pending determination of title; Navy Petroleum Fund
- § 113Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 1 , 46 Stat. 1028Repealed
- § 121Agricultural entry or purchase of lands withdrawn or classified as containing phosphate, nitrate, potash, oil, or gas; reservations to United States; application
- § 122Patents; reservation in the United States of reserved deposits; acquisition of right to remove deposits; application for entry to disprove classification
- § 123Persons locating lands subsequently withdrawn or classified; patents to
- § 124Agricultural entry or purchase of lands withdrawn or classified as containing sodium or sulphur
- § 125Patents in North Platte Reclamation Project; mineral rights; subrogation
- § 131OmittedOmitted
- § 152Repealed. Feb. 7, 1927, ch. 66, § 6 , 44 Stat. 1058Repealed
- § 161Entry of building-stone lands; previous law unaffected
- § 162Entry of saline lands; limitation
- § 171Disposal as agricultural lands
- § 172Certain Alabama lands subject to homestead entry
- § 181Lands subject to disposition; persons entitled to benefits; reciprocal privileges; helium rights reserved
- § 182Lands disposed of with reservation of deposits of coal, etc.
- § 183Cancellation of prospecting permits
- § 184Limitations on leases held, owned or controlled by persons, associations or corporations
- § 184aAuthorization of States to include in agreements for conservation of oil and gas resources lands acquired from United States
- § 185Rights-of-way for pipelines through Federal lands
- § 186Reservation 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
- § 187Assignment 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
- § 187aOil or gas leases; partial assignments
- § 187bOil or gas leases; written relinquishment of rights; release of obligations
- § 188Failure to comply with provisions of lease
- § 188aSurrender of leases
- § 189Rules and regulations; boundary lines; State rights unaffected; taxation
- § 190Oath; requirement; form; blanks
- § 191Disposition of moneys received
- § 191aLate payment charges under Federal mineral leases
- § 191bCollection of unpaid and underpaid royalties and late payment interest owed by lessees
- § 192Payment of royalties in oil or gas; sale of such oil or gas
- § 192aCancellation or modification of contracts
- § 192bApplication to contracts
- § 192cRules and regulations governing issuance of certain leases; disposition of receipts
- § 193Disposition of deposits of coal, and so forth
- § 193aPreference right of United States to purchase coal for Army and Navy; price for coal; civil actions; jurisdiction
- § 194Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 644Repealed
- § 195Enforcement
- § 196Cooperative agreements; delegation of authority
- § 201Leases and exploration
- § 201aRepealed. June 3, 1948, ch. 379, § 8 , 62 Stat. 291Repealed
- § 201bOmittedOmitted
- § 202Common carriers; limitations of lease or permit
- § 202aConsolidation of coal leases into logical mining unit
- § 203Additional lands or deposits
- § 204Repealed. Pub. L. 94–377, § 13(a) , Aug. 4, 1976 , 90 Stat. 1090Repealed
- § 205Consolidation of leases
- § 206Noncontiguous coal or phosphate tracts in single lease
- § 207Conditions of lease
- § 208Permits to take coal for local domestic needs without royalty payments; corporation exclusion; area to municipalities for household use without profit
- § 208aRepealed. Pub. L. 97–468, title VI, § 615(a)(3) , Jan. 14, 1983 , 96 Stat. 2578Repealed
- § 209Suspension, waiver, or reduction of rents or royalties to promote development or operation; extension of lease on suspension of operations and production
- § 211Phosphate deposits
- § 212Surveys; royalties; time payable; annual rentals; term of leases; readjustment on renewals; minimum production; suspension of operation
- § 213Royalties for use of deposits of silica, limestone, or other rock embraced in lease
- § 214Use of surface of other public lands; acreage; forest lands exception
- § 222iOmittedOmitted
- § 223Leases; amount and survey of land; term of lease; royalties and annual rental
- § 223aRepealed. Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 916, § 14 , 60 Stat. 958Repealed
- § 224Payments for oil or gas taken prior to application for lease
- § 225Condition of lease, forfeiture for violation
- § 226Lease of oil and gas lands
- § 226bRepealed. Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 916, § 14 , 60 Stat. 958Repealed
- § 226cReduction of royalties under existing leases
- § 226eOmittedOmitted
- § 227OmittedOmitted
- § 228Prospecting permits and leases to persons of lands not withdrawn; terms and conditions of; fraud of claimants
- § 229Preference right to permits or leases of claimants of lands bona fide entered as agricultural land; terms and conditions
- § 229aWater struck while drilling for oil and gas
- § 233Repealed. June 22, 1948, ch. 605, § 3 , 62 Stat. 576Repealed
- § 233aPermits or leases of certain lands in Oklahoma; retention of royalties
- § 236Repealed. June 22, 1948, ch. 605, § 3 , 62 Stat. 576Repealed
- § 236aLands in naval petroleum reserves and naval oil-shale reserves; effect of other laws
- § 236bExisting leases within naval petroleum reserves not affected
- § 237OmittedOmitted
- § 241Leases of lands
- § 242Oil shale claims
- § 251Leases to claimants of withdrawn lands; terms and conditions; acreage; annual rentals and royalties; fraud of claimants
- § 261Prospecting permits; lands included; acreage
- § 262Leases to permittees; survey of lands; royalties and annual rentals
- § 263Permits to use or lease of nonmineral lands for camp sites, and other purposes; annual rentals; acreage
- § 271Prospecting permits; lands included; acreage
- § 272Leases to permittees; privileges extended to oil and gas permittees
- § 273Lease of lands not covered by permits or leases; acreage; rental
- § 274Lands containing coal or other minerals
- § 275Laws applicable
- § 276Application of subchapter to Louisiana and New Mexico only
- § 281Prospecting permits for chlorides, sulphates, carbonates, borates, silicates, or nitrates of potassium; authorization; acreage; lands affected
- § 282Leases to permittees of lands showing valuable deposits; royalty
- § 283Lands containing valuable deposits not covered by permits or leases; authority to lease; acreage; conditions; renewals; exemptions from rentals and royalties; suspension of operations
- § 284Lands containing coal or other minerals in addition to potassium deposits; issuance of prospecting permits and leases; covenants in potassium leases
- § 285Laws applicable
- § 286Disposition of royalties and rents from potassium leases
- § 287Extension of prospecting permits
Ch. 4— Lease of gold3 sections
Ch. 5— Assignment of lease6 sections
Ch. 61 inactive0 sections
Ch. 7— Deposits subject to lease10 sections
- § 351Definitions
- § 352Deposits subject to lease; consent of department heads; lands excluded
- § 353Sale of lands unaffected; reservation of mineral rights; sale subject to prior lease; naval petroleum reserves unaffected
- § 354Lease of partial or future interests in deposits
- § 355Disposition of receipts
- § 356Furnishing description of lands and title documents; recordation of documents; authenticated copies
- § 357State or local government rights; taxation
- § 358Rights under prior leases; priority of pending applications; exchange of leases
- § 359Rules and regulations
- § 360Authority to manage certain mineral leases
Ch. 8— Acquisition of lands and property1 inactive3 sections
- § 401Establishment of research laboratory; duties
- § 402Acquisition of lands and property; utilization of voluntary services; cooperation with other Federal, State, and private agencies
- § 403Repealed. Pub. L. 93–608, § 1(12) , Jan. 2, 1975 , 88 Stat. 1969Repealed
- § 404Establishment of an advisory committee; composition and appointment
Ch. 9— Acquisition of lands and interests2 sections
Ch. 101 inactive0 sections
Ch. 11— Mining claims located between July 315 sections
- § 501Mining claims located between July 31, 1939 , and January 1, 1953
- § 502Reservation of minerals to the United States; rights of entry, disposition and removal
- § 503Reservations required by law; atomic energy materials
- § 504Power to make arrangements respecting atomic energy materials as unaffected
- § 505“Mineral leasing laws” defined
Ch. 12— Mineral leasing claims21 sections
- § 521Mineral leasing claims
- § 522Conflicting periods of location of claims
- § 523Uranium leases
- § 524Reservation of minerals to United States
- § 525Future location of claims on mineral lands
- § 526Mining and Leasing Act operations
- § 527Determination of unpatented mining claims
- § 528Waiver and relinquishment of mineral rights
- § 529Helium lands subject to entry
- § 530Definitions
- § 531Approval of United States officials
- § 541Entry and location; filing of copy of notice of mining location; report and payment for lignite mined; mineral patents; reservation of minerals to United States
- § 541aClaims located prior to May 25, 1955 ; extralateral rights; amended notice of mining location
- § 541bMining, removal, and disposal of lignite
- § 541cLands where coal deposits have been reserved to the United States
- § 541dLocation of source materials by holders of coal leases
- § 541eDefinitions
- § 541fDisbursement of moneys
- § 541gRules and regulations
- § 541hSavings provision
- § 541iWithdrawal of lands from entry; expiration of claims
Ch. 13— Declaration of policy8 sections
Ch. 14— Declaration of policy1 inactive5 sections
- § 571Declaration of policy
- § 572United States contributions to Pennsylvania: authority, conditions, limitations
- § 573Statement by Commonwealth for Secretary
- § 574Hearings; withholding payments
- § 575Repealed. Pub. L. 105–362, title IX, § 901(i)(1) , Nov. 10, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3290Repealed
- § 576Authorization of appropriations
Ch. 15— Rules and regulations governing disposal of materials9 sections
- § 601Rules and regulations governing disposal of materials; payment; removal without charge; lands excluded
- § 602Bidding; advertising and other notice; conditions for negotiation of contract
- § 603Disposition of moneys from disposal of materials
- § 604Disposal of sand, peat moss, etc., in Alaska; contracts
- § 611Common varieties of sand, stone, gravel, pumice, pumicite, or cinders, and petrified wood
- § 612Unpatented mining claims
- § 613Procedure for determining title uncertainties
- § 614Waiver of rights
- § 615Limitation of existing rights
Ch. 16— Entry to lands reserved for power development5 sections
Ch. 17— Exploration contracts1 inactive5 sections
- § 641Establishment and maintenance of program for exploration; financial assistance
- § 642Exploration contracts
- § 643“Exploration” defined
- § 644Advice and assistance by Government departments and agencies; expenditure of funds
- § 645Repealed. Pub. L. 93–608, § 1(13) , Jan. 2, 1975 , 88 Stat. 1969Repealed
- § 646Authorization of appropriations
Ch. 18— Powers and duties of Secretary2 inactive5 sections
- § 661Short title; definitions
- § 662Powers and duties of Secretary
- § 664Repealed. Pub. L. 109–58, title X, § 1009(a)(1)(C) , Aug. 8, 2005 , 119 Stat. 934Repealed
- § 665Sites for conducting research; availability of personnel and facilities
- § 666Public-availability requirement; national defense; patent agreements
- § 667Repealed. Pub. L. 109–58, title X, § 1009(a)(1)(C) , Aug. 8, 2005 , 119 Stat. 934Repealed
- § 668Authorization of appropriations
Ch. 191 inactive0 sections
Ch. 20— “Qualified applicant” defined9 sections
- § 701Authorization to convey; acreage limitations; qualified applicants; payment; “qualified officer of the United States” defined
- § 702“Qualified applicant” defined
- § 703Withdrawal of lands in aid of a governmental unit
- § 704Purchase of substitute lands; limitations; conditions; payment; conveyance of less than a fee
- § 705Purchase price of conveyed interest; installment payments
- § 706Liabilities of occupants; trespass; limitations
- § 707Reservation of mineral rights
- § 708Assignments; succession
- § 709Disposition of payments and fees
Ch. 211 inactive0 sections
Ch. 22— Mines subject to coverage4 inactive85 sections
- § 801Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
- § 802Definitions
- § 803Mines subject to coverage
- § 804Interim Compliance Panel
- § 811Mandatory safety and health standards
- § 812Advisory committees
- § 813Inspections, investigations, and recordkeeping
- § 814Citations and orders
- § 815Procedure for enforcement
- § 816Judicial review of Commission orders
- § 817Procedures to counteract dangerous conditions
- § 818Injunctions
- § 819Posting of orders and decisions
- § 820Penalties
- § 821Entitlement of miners to full compensation
- § 822Representation of Secretary in civil litigation by Solicitor of Labor
- § 823Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
- § 823aPrincipal office in District of Columbia; proceedings held elsewhere
- § 824Authorization of appropriations
- § 825Mandatory health and safety training
- § 826Limitation on certain liability for rescue operations
- § 841Mandatory health standards for underground mines; enforcement; review; purpose
- § 842Dust concentration and respiratory equipment
- § 843Medical examinations
- § 844Rock dust and gas hazards; controls
- § 845Dust standards in presence of quartz
- § 846Noise standards; promulgation of new standards; tests; procedures; protective devices
- § 861Mandatory safety standards for underground mines
- § 862Roof support
- § 863Ventilation
- § 864Combustible materials and rock dusting
- § 865Electrical equipment
- § 866Trailing cables
- § 867Grounding of equipment
- § 868Underground high-voltage distribution
- § 869Underground low- and medium-voltage alternating current circuits
- § 870Trolley wires and trolley feeder wires
- § 871Fire protection
- § 872Maps
- § 873Blasting and explosives
- § 874Hoisting and mantrips
- § 875Emergency shelters; construction; contents; implementation plans
- § 876Communication facilities; locations and emergency response plans
- § 877General safety provisions
- § 878Definitions
- § 901Congressional findings and declaration of purpose; short title
- § 902Definitions
- § 903Field offices
- § 904Repealed. Pub. L. 107–275, § 2(c)(2) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1926Repealed
- § 921Regulations and presumptions
- § 922Payment of benefits
- § 923Filing of notice of claim
- § 924Time for filing claims
- § 924aRepealed. Pub. L. 107–275, § 2(c)(2) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1926Repealed
- § 925Procedure for the determination of claims during transition period
- § 931Benefits under State workmen’s compensation laws
- § 932Failure to meet workmen’s compensation requirements
- § 932aAppointment of qualified individuals to hear and determine claims for benefits
- § 933Duties 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
- § 934aRepealed. Pub. L. 97–119, title I, § 103(b) , Dec. 29, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1638Repealed
- § 935Utilization of services of State and local agencies
- § 936Regulations and reports
- § 937Contracts and grants
- § 938Miners suffering from pneumoconiosis; discrimination prohibited
- § 939Authorization of appropriations
- § 940Applicability of amendments to part B of this subchapter to this part
- § 941Penalty for false statements or representations
- § 942Miner benefit entitlement reports; penalty for failure or refusal to file
- § 943Black lung insurance program
- § 944Statement of reasons for denial of claim
- § 945Repealed. Pub. L. 107–275, § 2(c)(1) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1926Repealed
- § 951Studies and research
- § 951aHealth, Safety, and Mining Technology Research program
- § 952Training and education
- § 953Assistance to States
- § 954Appointment of administrative personnel and inspectors; qualifications; training programs
- § 955State laws
- § 956Applicability of administrative procedure provisions
- § 957Promulgation of regulations
- § 958Annual reports to Congress; contents
- § 959Study of coordination of Federal and State activities; report
- § 960Limitation on issuance of temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction
- § 961Functions transferred under 1977 amendments
- § 962Acceptance 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
- § 963Technical Study Panel
- § 964Scholarships
- § 965Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants
- § 966Retention of fees
Ch. 23— Lands subject to geothermal leasing1 inactive28 sections
- § 1001Definitions
- § 1002Lands subject to geothermal leasing
- § 1002aRepealed. Pub. L. 97–214, § 7(16) , July 12, 1982 , 96 Stat. 174Repealed
- § 1003Leasing procedures
- § 1004Rents and royalties
- § 1005Lease term and work commitment requirements
- § 1006Acreage limitations
- § 1007Readjustment of lease terms and conditions
- § 1008Byproducts
- § 1009Relinquishment of geothermal rights
- § 1010Suspension of operations and production
- § 1011Termination of leases
- § 1012Waiver, suspension, or reduction of rental or royalty
- § 1013Surface land use
- § 1014Lands subject to geothermal leasing
- § 1015Requirement for lessees
- § 1016Administration
- § 1017Unit and communitization agreements
- § 1018Data from Federal agencies
- § 1019Disposal of moneys from sales, bonuses, rentals, and royalties
- § 1020Publication in Federal Register; reservation of mineral rights
- § 1021Federal exemption from State water laws
- § 1022Prevention of waste; exclusivity
- § 1023Rules and regulations
- § 1024Inclusion of geothermal leasing under certain other laws
- § 1025Federal reservation of certain mineral rights
- § 1026Significant thermal features
- § 1027Land subject to prohibition on leasing
- § 1028Hot dry rock geothermal energy
Ch. 24— Formation of Project19 sections
- § 1101Congressional findings
- § 1102Definitions
- § 1121Formation of Project
- § 1122Program definition
- § 1123Resource inventory and assessment program
- § 1124Research and development
- § 1125Geothermal demonstration plants and projects
- § 1126Scientific and technical education
- § 1141Establishment of loan guaranty program
- § 1142Payment of guaranteed obligation by Secretary of Energy
- § 1143Period of guaranties and interest assistance
- § 1144Geothermal Resources Development Fund
- § 1145Community impact assistance functions of Secretary of Energy
- § 1146Approval or disapproval of loan guarantee applications
- § 1147Application of national environmental policy provisions
- § 1161Protection of environment
- § 1162Final report to President and Congress on terminated projects
- § 1163Transfer of functions
- § 1164Authorization of appropriations
Ch. 25— Statement of purpose1 inactive96 sections
- § 1201Congressional findings
- § 1202Statement of purpose
- § 1211Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
- § 1221Authorization of State allotments to institutes
- § 1222Research funds to institutes
- § 1223Funding criteria
- § 1224Duties of Secretary
- § 1225Effect on colleges and universities
- § 1226Research
- § 1227Center for cataloging
- § 1228Interagency cooperation
- § 1229Committee on Mining and Mineral Resources Research
- § 1230Eligibility criteria
- § 1230aStrategic Resources Generic Mineral Technology Center
- § 1231Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund
- § 1232Reclamation fee
- § 1233Objectives of fund
- § 1234Eligible lands and water
- § 1235State reclamation program
- § 1236Reclamation of rural lands
- § 1237Acquisition and reclamation of land adversely affected by past coal mining practices
- § 1238Liens
- § 1239Filling voids and sealing tunnels
- § 1240Emergency powers
- § 1240aCertification
- § 1241OmittedOmitted
- § 1242Powers of Secretary or State
- § 1243Interagency cooperation
- § 1244Remining incentives
- § 1251Environmental protection standards
- § 1251aAbandoned coal refuse sites
- § 1252Initial regulatory procedures
- § 1253State programs
- § 1254Federal programs
- § 1255State laws
- § 1256Permits
- § 1257Application requirements
- § 1258Reclamation plan requirements
- § 1259Performance bonds
- § 1260Permit approval or denial
- § 1261Revision of permits
- § 1262Coal exploration permits
- § 1263Public notice and public hearings
- § 1264Decisions of regulatory authority and appeals
- § 1265Environmental protection performance standards
- § 1266Surface effects of underground coal mining operations
- § 1267Inspections and monitoring
- § 1268Penalties
- § 1269Release of performance bonds or deposits
- § 1270Citizens suits
- § 1271Enforcement
- § 1272Designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining
- § 1273Federal lands
- § 1274Public agencies, public utilities, and public corporations
- § 1275Review by Secretary
- § 1276Judicial review
- § 1277Special bituminous coal mines
- § 1278Surface mining operations not subject to this chapter
- § 1279Anthracite coal mines
- § 1281Designation procedures
- § 1291Definitions
- § 1292Other Federal laws
- § 1293Employee protection
- § 1294Penalty
- § 1295Grants to States
- § 1296Annual report to President and Congress
- § 1297Separability
- § 1298Alaskan surface coal mine study
- § 1299Study of reclamation standards for surface mining of other minerals
- § 1300Indian lands
- § 1301Experimental practices
- § 1302Authorization of appropriations
- § 1303Coordination of regulatory and inspection activities
- § 1304Surface owner protection
- § 1305Federal lessee protection
- § 1306Effect on rights of owner of coal in Alaska to conduct surface mining operations
- § 1307Water rights and replacement
- § 1308Advance appropriations
- § 1308aUse of civil penalty funds to reclaim lands
- § 1308bTransfer of computer hardware, software and other technical equipment
- § 1309Certification and training of blasters
- § 1309aSubsidence
- § 1309bResearch
- § 1311Establishment of university coal research laboratories
- § 1312Financial assistance
- § 1313Limitation on payments
- § 1314Payments; Federal share of operating expenses
- § 1315Advisory Council on Coal Research
- § 1316Authorization of appropriations
- § 1321Fellowship awards
- § 1322Fellowship recipients
- § 1323Distribution of fellowships
- § 1324Stipends and allowances
- § 1325Limitation on fellowships
- § 1326Fellowship conditions
- § 1327Authorization of appropriations
- § 1328Research, development projects, etc., relating to alternative coal mining technologies
Ch. 26— International objectives1 inactive37 sections
- § 1401Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
- § 1402International objectives
- § 1403Definitions
- § 1411Prohibited activities by United States citizens
- § 1412Licenses for exploration and permits for commercial recovery
- § 1413License and permit applications, review, and certification
- § 1414License and permit fees
- § 1415License and permit terms, conditions, and restrictions; issuance and transfer of licenses and permits
- § 1416Denial of certification of applications and of issuance, transfer, suspension, and revocation of licenses and permits; suspension and modification of activities
- § 1417Duration of licenses and permits
- § 1418Diligence requirements
- § 1419Protection of the environment
- § 1420Conservation of natural resources
- § 1421Prevention of interference with other uses of the high seas
- § 1422Safety of life and property at sea
- § 1423Records, audits, and public disclosure
- § 1424Monitoring of activities of licensees and permittees
- § 1425Relinquishment, surrender, and transfer of licenses and permits
- § 1426Public notice and hearings
- § 1427Civil actions
- § 1428Reciprocating states
- § 1441Declaration of Congressional intent
- § 1442Effect of international agreement
- § 1443Protection of interim investments
- § 1444Disclaimer of obligation to pay compensation
- § 1461Prohibited acts
- § 1462Civil penalties
- § 1463Criminal offenses
- § 1464Enforcement
- § 1465Liability of vessels
- § 1466Civil forfeitures
- § 1467Jurisdiction of courts
- § 1468Regulations
- § 1469OmittedOmitted
- § 1470Authorization of appropriations
- § 1471Severability
- § 1472Deep Seabed Revenue Sharing Trust Fund; establishment
- § 1473Revenue and customs or tariff treatment of deep seabed mining unaffected
Ch. 27— Loans for geothermal reservoir confirmation12 sections
- § 1501Congressional statement of findings
- § 1511Loans for geothermal reservoir confirmation
- § 1512Loan size limitation
- § 1513Loan interest rates; repayment periods
- § 1514Program termination
- § 1515Regulations
- § 1516Authorizations
- § 1521Reservoir insurance program study
- § 1522Establishment of program
- § 1531Feasibility study loan program
- § 1541Use of geothermal energy in Federal facilities
- § 1542Regulations
Ch. 28— Implementation of policies5 sections
Ch. 29— Duties of Secretary36 sections
- § 1701Congressional statement of findings and purposes
- § 1702Definitions
- § 1711Duties of Secretary
- § 1712Duties of lessees, operators, and motor vehicle transporters
- § 1713Required recordkeeping
- § 1714Deposit of royalty funds to Indian accounts
- § 1715Explanation of payments
- § 1716Liabilities and bonding
- § 1717Hearings and investigations
- § 1718Inspections
- § 1719Civil penalties
- § 1720Criminal penalties
- § 1720aApplicability of civil and criminal penalties to various uses of Federal or Indian lands and Outer Continental Shelf
- § 1721Royalty terms and conditions, interest, and penalties
- § 1721aAdjustments and refunds
- § 1722Injunction and specific enforcement authority
- § 1723Rewards
- § 1724Secretarial and delegated States’ actions and limitation periods
- § 1725Assessments
- § 1726Alternatives for marginal properties
- § 1731Application of subchapter
- § 1731aApplication of subchapter to leases of lands within three miles of seaward boundaries of coastal States
- § 1732Cooperative agreements
- § 1733Information
- § 1734State suits under Federal law
- § 1735Delegation of royalty collections and related activities
- § 1736Shared civil penalties
- § 1751Secretarial authority
- § 1752Reports
- § 1753Relation to other laws
- § 1754Funding
- § 1755Statute of limitations
- § 1756Expanded royalty obligations
- § 1757Severability
- § 1758Use of royalty-in-kind revenue by Minerals Management Service
- § 1759Fees and charges
Ch. 30— Responsibilities and authorities of Council11 sections
- § 1801Congressional findings and declaration of purposes
- § 1802Establishment of National Critical Materials Council
- § 1803Responsibilities and authorities of Council
- § 1804Program and policy for advanced materials research and technology
- § 1805Innovation in basic and advanced materials industries
- § 1806Compensation of members and reimbursement
- § 1807Executive Director
- § 1808Responsibilities and duties of Director
- § 1809General authority of Council
- § 1810Authorization of appropriations
- § 1811“Materials” defined