30 USC 1025: Federal reservation of certain mineral rights; extraction of minerals without substantial interference with geothermal production
Text contains those laws in effect on January 2, 2001
From Title 30-MINERAL LANDS AND MININGCHAPTER 23-GEOTHERMAL STEAM AND ASSOCIATED GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
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§1025. Federal reservation of certain mineral rights; extraction of minerals without substantial interference with geothermal production
The United States reserves the ownership of and the right to extract under such rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe oil, hydrocarbon gas, and helium from all geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources produced from lands leased under this chapter in accordance with presently applicable laws: Provided, That whenever the right to extract oil, hydrocarbon gas, and helium from geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources produced from such lands is exercised pursuant to this section, it shall be exercised so as to cause no substantial interference with the production of geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources from such lands.