TITLE 30-MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 1—UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES (sections 1 to 16)
- § 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
- § 4f — Transferred
- § 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- § 12 — Repealed.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- § 15 — Repealed.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 (sections 21 to 54)
- § 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
- § 28–1 — Inclusion of certain surveys in labor requirements of mining claims; conditions and restrictions
- § 28–2 — Definitions
- § 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
- § 44 — Omitted
- § 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
CHAPTER 3—LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE (sections 71 to 172)
SUBCHAPTER I—COAL LAND ENTRIES IN GENERAL (sections 71 to 77)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER II—COAL LAND ENTRIES UNDER NONMINERAL LAND LAWS WITH RESERVATION OF COAL TO UNITED STATES (sections 81 to 90)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER III—PETROLEUM, OTHER MINERAL OIL, OR GAS LAND ENTRIES UNDER MINING LAWS (sections 101 to 104)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER IV—HOMESTEAD ENTRY OF LANDS IN UTAH, WITHDRAWN OR CLASSIFIED AS OIL LANDS (section 111)
SUBCHAPTER V—AGRICULTURAL ENTRY OF LANDS WITHDRAWN OR CLASSIFIED AS CONTAINING PHOSPHATE, NITRATE, POTASH, OIL, GAS, ASPHALTIC MINERALS, SODIUM, OR SULPHUR (sections 121 to 125)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER VI—LOCATION OF PHOSPHATE ROCK LANDS UNDER PLACER-MINING LAWS (section 131)
SUBCHAPTER VII—PERMITS TO PROSPECT FOR CHLORIDES, SULPHATES, CARBONATES, BORATES, SILICATES, OR NITRATES OF POTASSIUM (section 141)
SUBCHAPTER VIII—BUILDING STONE OR SALINE LAND ENTRIES UNDER PLACER-MINING LAWS (sections 161 to 162)
SUBCHAPTER IX—DISPOSAL OF ALABAMA LANDS AS AGRICULTURAL LANDS (sections 171 to 172)
CHAPTER 3A—LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS (sections 181 to 287)
SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS (sections 181 to 196)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER II—COAL (sections 201 to 209)
- § 201 — Leases and exploration
- § 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 — Permits to take coal for local domestic needs without royalty payments; corporation exclusion; area to municipalities for household use without profit
- § 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
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER III—PHOSPHATES (sections 211 to 214)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER IV—OIL AND GAS (sections 221 to 237)
- § 221 — Omitted
- § 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
- § 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
- § 226a — Repealed. Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 916, § 14 , 60 Stat. 958
- § 226c — Reduction of royalties under existing leases
- § 226d — Omitted
- § 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
- § 230 — Repealed. June 22, 1948, ch. 605, § 3 , 62 Stat. 576
- § 233a — Permits or leases of certain lands in Oklahoma; retention of royalties
- § 234 — Repealed. June 22, 1948, ch. 605, § 3 , 62 Stat. 576
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER V—OIL SHALE (sections 241 to 242)
SUBCHAPTER VI—ALASKA OIL PROVISO (section 251)
SUBCHAPTER VII—SODIUM (sections 261 to 263)
SUBCHAPTER VIII—SULPHUR (sections 271 to 276)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER IX—POTASH (sections 281 to 287)
- § 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
CHAPTER 4—LEASE OF GOLD, SILVER, OR QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS WHEN TITLE CONFIRMED BY COURT OF PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS (sections 291 to 293)
CHAPTER 5—LEASE OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN OR UNDER RAILROADS AND OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY (sections 301 to 306)
CHAPTER 6—SYNTHETIC LIQUID FUEL DEMONSTRATION PLANTS (section 321)
CHAPTER 7—LEASE OF MINERAL DEPOSITS WITHIN ACQUIRED LANDS (sections 351 to 360)
- § 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 (sections 401 to 404)
- § 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 (sections 411 to 412)
CHAPTER 10—COAL MINE SAFETY (section 451)
CHAPTER 11—MINING CLAIMS ON LANDS SUBJECT TO MINERAL LEASING LAWS (sections 501 to 505)
- § 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 (sections 521 to 531)
- § 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 (sections 541 to 541i)
- § 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 (sections 551 to 558)
CHAPTER 14—ANTHRACITE MINE DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL (sections 571 to 576)
- § 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 (sections 601 to 615)
SUBCHAPTER I—DISPOSAL OF MATERIALS ON PUBLIC LANDS (sections 601 to 604)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER II—MINING LOCATIONS (sections 611 to 615)
CHAPTER 16—MINERAL DEVELOPMENT OF LANDS WITHDRAWN FOR POWER DEVELOPMENT (sections 621 to 625)
CHAPTER 17—EXPLORATION PROGRAM FOR DISCOVERY OF MINERALS (sections 641 to 646)
- § 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 (sections 661 to 668)
- § 661 — Short title; definitions
- § 662 — Powers and duties of Secretary
- § 663 — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–58, title X, § 1009(a)(1)(C) , Aug. 8, 2005 , 119 Stat. 934
- § 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 19—LEAD AND ZINC STABILIZATION PROGRAM (section 681)
CHAPTER 20—CONVEYANCES TO OCCUPANTS OF UNPATENTED MINING CLAIMS (sections 701 to 709)
- § 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 21—METAL AND NONMETALLIC MINE SAFETY (section 721)
CHAPTER 22—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH (sections 801 to 966)
- § 801 — Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
- § 802 — Definitions
- § 803 — Mines subject to coverage
- § 804 — Interim Compliance Panel
SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL (sections 811 to 826)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER II—INTERIM MANDATORY HEALTH STANDARDS (sections 841 to 846)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER III—INTERIM MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS FOR UNDERGROUND COAL MINES (sections 861 to 878)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER IV—BLACK LUNG BENEFITS (sections 901 to 945)
Part A—General Provisions (sections 901 to 904)
Part B—Claims for Benefits Filed on or Before December 31, 1973 (sections 921 to 925)
Part C—Claims for Benefits After December 31, 1973 (sections 931 to 945)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER V—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (sections 951 to 966)
- § 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 (sections 1001 to 1028)
- § 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 24—GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION (section 1101)
CHAPTER 25—SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION (sections 1201 to 1328)
SUBCHAPTER I—STATEMENT OF FINDINGS AND POLICY (sections 1201 to 1202)
SUBCHAPTER II—OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT (section 1211)
SUBCHAPTER III—STATE MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTES (sections 1221 to 1230a)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER IV—ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATIONS (sections 1231 to 1245)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER V—CONTROL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SURFACE COAL MINING (sections 1251 to 1279)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER VI—DESIGNATION OF LANDS UNSUITABLE FOR NONCOAL MINING (section 1281)
SUBCHAPTER VII—ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (sections 1291 to 1309b)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER VIII—UNIVERSITY COAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES (sections 1311 to 1316)
SUBCHAPTER IX—ENERGY RESOURCE GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS (sections 1321 to 1328)
- § 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 (sections 1401 to 1473)
- § 1401 — Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
- § 1402 — International objectives
- § 1403 — Definitions
SUBCHAPTER I—REGULATION OF EXPLORATION AND COMMERCIAL RECOVERY BY UNITED STATES CITIZENS (sections 1411 to 1428)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER II—TRANSITION TO INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT (sections 1441 to 1444)
SUBCHAPTER III—ENFORCEMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (sections 1461 to 1473)
- § 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 (sections 1501 to 1542)
SUBCHAPTER I—PROJECT LOANS (sections 1511 to 1516)
SUBCHAPTER II—STUDY, ESTABLISHMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INSURANCE PROGRAM (sections 1521 to 1522)
SUBCHAPTER III—ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (section 1531)
SUBCHAPTER IV—FEDERAL FACILITIES (sections 1541 to 1542)
CHAPTER 28—MATERIALS AND MINERALS POLICY, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT (sections 1601 to 1607)
- § 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 (sections 1701 to 1759)
SUBCHAPTER I—FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT (sections 1711 to 1727)
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER II—STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES (sections 1731 to 1736)
- § 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