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30 U.S.C. § 354 — Lease of partial or future interests in deposits
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Where the United States does not own all of the mineral deposits under any lands sought to be leased and which are affected by this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to lease the interest of the United States in any such mineral deposits when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the public interest will be best served thereby; subject, however, to the provisions of [section 352 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section352&num=0&edition=prelim). Where the United States does not own any interest or owns less than a full interest in the minerals that may be produced from any lands sought to be leased, and which are or will be affected by this chapter and where, under the provisions of its acquisition, the United States is to acquire all or any part of such mineral deposits in the future, the Secretary may lease any interest of the United States then owned or to be acquired in the future in the same manner as provided in the preceding sentence.
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Where the United States does not own all of the mineral deposits under any lands sought to be leased and which are affected by this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to lease the interest of the United States in any such mineral deposits when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the public interest will be best served thereby; subject, however, to the provisions of [section 352 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section352&num=0&edition=prelim). Where the United States does not own any interest or owns less than a full interest in the minerals that may be produced from any lands sought to be leased, and which are or will be affected by this chapter and where, under the provisions of its acquisition, the United States is to acquire all or any part of such mineral deposits in the future, the Secretary may lease any interest of the United States then owned or to be acquired in the future in the same manner as provided in the preceding sentence.
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Except where lands have been acquired by the United States for the development of the mineral deposits, by foreclosure or otherwise for resale, or reported as surplus pursuant to the provisions of the Surplus Property Act of October 3, 1944 (50 U.S.C., sec. 1611 and the following),11 See References in Text note below. all deposits of coal, phosphate, oil, oil shale, gilsonite (including all vein-type solid hydrocarbons), gas, sodium, potassium, and sulfur which are owned or may hereafter be acquired by the United States and which are within the lands acquired by the United States (exclusive of such deposits in such acquired lands as are (a) situated within incorporated cities, towns and villages, national parks or monuments, or (b) tidelands or submerged lands) may be leased by the Secretary under the same conditions as contained in the leasing provisions of the mineral leasing laws, subject to the provisions hereof. Coal or lignite under acquired lands set apart for military or naval purposes may be leased by the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense, to a governmental entity (including any corporation primarily acting as an agency or instrumentality of a State) which produces electrical energy for sale to the public if such governmental entity is located in the State in which such lands are located. The provisions of subchapter VIII of chapter 3A of this title shall apply to deposits of sulfur covered by this chapter wherever situated. No mineral deposit covered by this section shall be leased except with the consent of the head of the executive department, independent establishment, or instrumentality having jurisdiction over the lands containing such deposit, or holding a mortgage or deed of trust secured by such lands which is unsatisfied of r
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**(a) Preservation; force and effect of mineral leases; rejection of pending applications for leases and return of advance rental payments** Nothing in this chapter shall deprive any person of any existing valid right of possession, contract right, interest, or title he may have in the land involved, or of any existing right of access to public domain lands over and across the land involved, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. All existing mineral leases, including oil and gas leases, which may have been issued or approved pursuant to section 5 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of August 7, 1947 (61 Stat. 913, 915) [[30 U.S.C. 354](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section354&num=0&edition=prelim)], or the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (41 Stat. 437) [[30 U.S.C. 181](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section181&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], as amended prior to October 17, 1975, shall remain in force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof. All applications for mineral leases, including oil and gas leases, pursuant to such Acts, pending on October 17, 1975, and covering any of the minerals conveyed by sections 5501 and 5503 of this title shall be rejected and the advance rental payments returned to the applicants.
**(b) Administration of lands** Subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the property conveyed by this chapter shall hereafter be administered in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to property held in trust by the United States for Indian tribes, including but not limited to sections 396a to 396g of this title.
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TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
§ 353
1 See References in Text note below.
tinental Shelf, see section 1331 et seq. of Title 43, Public
Lands.
§ 353. Sale of lands unaffected; reservation of
mineral rights; sale subject to prior lease;
naval petroleum reserves unaffected
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or
construed to (a) amend, modify, or change any
existing law authorizing or requiring the sale of
acquired lands, or (b) empower any commission,
bureau, or agency of the Government to make a
reservation of the minerals in the sale of any ac-
quired land: Provided, That any such sale or con-
veyance of lands shall be made by the agency
having jurisdiction thereof, subject to any lease
theretofore made, covering the mineral deposits
underlying such lands: Provided further, That
nothing in this chapter is intended, or shall be
construed to affect in any manner any provision
of chapter 869 of title 10.
(Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 513, § 4, 61 Stat. 914; Pub. L.
115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 809(i)(2), Aug. 13, 2018,
132 Stat. 1843.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 substituted ‘‘chapter 869 of title
10’’ for ‘‘the Act of June 30, 1938 (32 Stat. 1252), amend-
ing the Act of June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 813)’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
§ 354. Lease of partial or future interests in de-
posits
Where the United States does not own all of
the mineral deposits under any lands sought to
be leased and which are affected by this chapter
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