§ 1722. Injunction and specific enforcement authority

• (a) In addition to any other remedy under this chapter or any mineral leasing law, the Attorney General of the United States or his designee may bring a civil action in a district court of the United States, which shall have jurisdiction over such actions—
  • (1) to restrain any violation of this chapter; or
  • (2) to compel the taking of any action required by or under this chapter or any mineral leasing law of the United States.
• (b) A civil action described in subsection (a) may be brought only in the United States district court for the judicial district wherein the act, omission, or transaction constituting a violation under this chapter or any other mineral leasing law occurred, or wherein the defendant is found or transacts business.