§566. Mineral permits and leases; suspension of operations and term of permits and leases

(1) Any person holding a permit or lease on the public domain under the Federal mineral leasing laws who enters military service may, at his election, suspend all operations under his permit or lease for a period of time equivalent to the period of his military service and six months thereafter. The term of the permit or lease shall not run during such period of suspension nor shall any rentals or royalties be charged against the permit or lease during the period of suspension.

(2) In order to obtain the benefit of this section, such permittee or lessee shall, within six months after his entrance into military service, notify the Bureau of Land Management by registered mail of his entrance into such service and of his desire to avail himself of the benefits of this section.

(3) This section shall not be construed to supersede the terms of any contract for operation of a permit or lease.

(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. V, §506, 54 Stat. 1188 ; Pub. L. 102–12, §9(21), Mar. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 41 .)

References in Text

The Federal mineral leasing laws, referred to in par. (1), are classified generally to Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining.

Amendments

1991-Par. (2). Pub. L. 102–12 struck out "six months after the effective date of this Act or" after "lessee shall, within" and substituted "Bureau of Land Management" for "General Land Office".

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 560 to 565, 567 to 590 of this Appendix; title 5 section 5569.