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30 U.S.C. § 203 — Additional lands or deposits
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**(a) In general**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), on a finding by the Secretary under paragraph (2), any person, association, or corporation holding a lease of coal lands or coal deposits under the provisions of this chapter may with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior,11 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. secure modifications of the original coal lease by including additional coal lands or coal deposits contiguous or cornering to those embraced in the lease.
(2) A finding referred to in paragraph (1) is a finding by the Secretary that the modifications—
(A) would be in the interest of the United States;
(B) would not displace a competitive interest in the lands; and
(C) would not include lands or deposits that can be developed as part of another potential or existing operation.
(3) In no case shall the total area added by modifications to an existing coal lease under paragraph (1)—
(A) exceed 960 acres; or
(B) add acreage larger than that in the original lease.
**(b) Terms and conditions** The Secretary shall prescribe terms and conditions which shall be consistent with this chapter and applicable to all of the acreage in such modified lease except that nothing in this section shall require the Secretary to apply the production or mining plan requirements of sections 202a(2) and 207(c) of this title.
**(c) Royalties** The minimum royalty provisions of [section 207(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section207/a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to any lands covered by this modified lease prior to a modification until the term of the original lease or extension thereof which became effective prior to the effective date of this Act has expired.
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**(a) In general**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), on a finding by the Secretary under paragraph (2), any person, association, or corporation holding a lease of coal lands or coal deposits under the provisions of this chapter may with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior,11 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. secure modifications of the original coal lease by including additional coal lands or coal deposits contiguous or cornering to those embraced in the lease.
(2) A finding referred to in paragraph (1) is a finding by the Secretary that the modifications—
(A) would be in the interest of the United States;
(B) would not displace a competitive interest in the lands; and
(C) would not include lands or deposits that can be developed as part of another potential or existing operation.
(3) In no case shall the total area added by modifications to an existing coal lease under paragraph (1)—
(A) exceed 960 acres; or
(B) add acreage larger than that in the original lease.
**(b) Terms and conditions** The Secretary shall prescribe terms and conditions which shall be consistent with this chapter and applicable to all of the acreage in such modified lease except that nothing in this section shall require the Secretary to apply the production or mining plan requirements of sections 202a(2) and 207(c) of this title.
**(c) Royalties** The minimum royalty provisions of [section 207(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section207/a&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to any lands covered by this modified lease prior to a modification until the term of the original lease or extension thereof which became effective prior to the effective date of this Act has expired.
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**(a) Leases**
(1) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to divide any lands subject to this chapter which have been classified for coal leasing into leasing tracts of such size as he finds appropriate and in the public interest and which will permit the mining of all coal which can be economically extracted in such tract and thereafter he shall, in his discretion, upon the request of any qualified applicant or on his own motion, from time to time, offer such lands for leasing and shall award leases thereon by competitive bidding: Provided, That notwithstanding the competitive bidding requirement of this section, the Secretary may, subject to such conditions which he deems appropriate, negotiate the sale at fair market value of coal the removal of which is necessary and incidental to the exercise of a right-of-way permit issued pursuant to title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 [[43 U.S.C. 1761](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1761&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]. No less than 50 per centum of the total acreage offered for lease by the Secretary in any one year shall be leased under a system of deferred bonus payment. Upon default or cancellation of any coal lease for which bonus payments are due, any unpaid remainder of the bid shall be immediately payable to the United States. A reasonable number of leasing tracts shall be reserved and offered for lease in accordance with this section to public bodies, including Federal agencies, rural electric cooperatives, or nonprofit corporations controlled by any of such entities: Provided, That the coal so offered for lease shall be for use by such entity or entities in implementing a definite plan to produce energy for their own use or for sale to their me
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TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
§ 203
1 So in original. The comma probably should not appear.
(3) Conditions for approval
In approving a logical mining unit, the Sec-
retary may provide, among other things, that (i)
diligent development, continuous operation, and
production on any Federal lease or non-Federal
land in the logical mining unit shall be con-
strued as occurring on all Federal leases in that
logical mining unit, and (ii) the rentals and roy-
alties for all Federal leases in a logical mining
unit may be combined, and advanced royalties
paid for any lease within a logical mining unit
may be credited against such combined royal-
ties.
(4) Amendment to lease
The Secretary may amend the provisions of
any lease included in a logical mining unit so
that mining under that lease will be consistent
with the requirements imposed on that logical
mining unit.
(5) Leases issued before date of enactment of this
Act
Leases issued before the date of enactment of
this Act may be included with the consent of all
lessees in such logical mining unit, and, if so in-
cluded, shall be subject to the provisions of this
section.
(6) Lessee required to form unit
By regulation the Secretary may require a les-
see under this chapter to form a logical mining
unit, and may provide for determination of par-
ticipating acreage within a unit.
(7) Required acreage
No logical mining unit shall be approved by
the Secretary if the total acreage (both Federal
and non-Federal) of the unit would exceed twen-
ty-five thousand acres.
(8) Acreage limitations for coal leases not waived
Nothing in this section shall be construed to
waive the acreage limitations for coal leases
contained in section 184(a) of this title.
(Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, § 2(d), as added P
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