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30 U.S.C. 554: Lands subject to chapterText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 30-MINERAL LANDS AND MININGCHAPTER 13-CONTROL OF COAL-MINE FIRES
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§554. Lands subject to chapter

The acts authorized in section 553 of this title may be performed⁠—

(a)  on lands owned or controlled by the United States or any of its agencies, with the cooperation of the agency having jurisdiction thereof; and

(b)  on any other lands, upon obtaining proper consent or the necessary rights or interests in such lands: Provided, however, That expenditure of Federal funds for this purpose in any privately owned operating coal mine shall be limited to the acts authorized in section 553(a) of this title.

( Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1156, § 4 , 68 Stat. 1009 .)