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30 U.S.C. § 1718 — Liabilities and bonding
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A person (including any agent or employee of the United States and any independent contractor) authorized to collect, receive, account for, or otherwise handle any moneys payable to, or received by, the Department of the Interior which are derived from the sale, lease, or other disposal of any oil or gas shall be—
(1) liable to the United States for any losses caused by any intentional or reckless action or inaction of such individual with respect to such moneys; and
(2) in the case of an independent contractor, required as the Secretary deems necessary to maintain a bond commensurate with the amount of money for which such individual could be liable to the United States.
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A person (including any agent or employee of the United States and any independent contractor) authorized to collect, receive, account for, or otherwise handle any moneys payable to, or received by, the Department of the Interior which are derived from the sale, lease, or other disposal of any oil or gas shall be—
(1) liable to the United States for any losses caused by any intentional or reckless action or inaction of such individual with respect to such moneys; and
(2) in the case of an independent contractor, required as the Secretary deems necessary to maintain a bond commensurate with the amount of money for which such individual could be liable to the United States.
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**(a) Failure to comply with applicable law, to permit inspection, or to notify Secretary of assignment; exceptions to application of penalty** Any person who—
(1) after due notice of violation or after such violation has been reported under subparagraph (A), fails or refuses to comply with any requirements of this chapter or any mineral leasing law, any rule or regulation thereunder, or the terms of any lease or permit issued thereunder; or
(2) fails to permit inspection authorized in [section 1718 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1718&num=0&edition=prelim) or fails to notify the Secretary of any assignment under section 1712(a)(2) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title
shall be liable for a penalty of up to $500 per violation for each day such violation continues, dating from the date of such notice or report. A penalty under this subsection may not be applied to any person who is otherwise liable for a violation of paragraph (1) if:
(A) the violation was discovered and reported to the Secretary or his authorized representative by the liable person and corrected within 20 days after such report or such longer time as the Secretary may agree to; or
(B) after the due notice of violation required in paragraph (1) has been given to such person by the Secretary or his authorized representative, such person has corrected the violation within 20 days of such notification or such longer time as the Secretary may agree to.
**(b) Failure to take corrective action** If corrective action in not taken within 40 days or a longer period as the Secretary may agree to, after due notice or the report referred to in subsection (a)(1), such person shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per vi
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**(a) Authorization of Secretary; permission of Indian tribe required for activities on Indian lands** The Secretary is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement or agreements with any State or Indian tribe to share oil or gas royalty management information, to carry out inspection, auditing, investigation or enforcement (not including the collection of royalties, civil or criminal penalties or other payments) activities under this chapter in cooperation with the Secretary, and to carry out any other activity described in [section 1718 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1718&num=0&edition=prelim). The Secretary shall not enter into any such cooperative agreement with a State with respect to any such activities on Indian lands, except with the permission of the Indian tribe involved.
**(b) Access to royalty accounting information** Except as provided in [section 1733 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1733&num=0&edition=prelim), and pursuant to a cooperative agreement—
(1) each State shall, upon request, have access to all royalty accounting information in the possession of the Secretary respecting the production, removal, or sale of oil or gas from leases on Federal lands within the State; and
(2) each Indian tribe shall, upon request, have access to all royalty accounting information in the possession of the Secretary respecting the production, removal, or sale of oil or gas from leases on Indian lands under the jurisdiction of such tribe.
Information shall be made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) as soon as practicable after it comes into the possession of the Secretary. Effective October 1, 1983, such information shall be made available unde
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TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
§ 1715
(Pub. L. 97–451, title I, § 104(b), Jan. 12, 1983, 96
Stat. 2452.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 97–451, title I, § 104(c), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat.
2452, provided that: ‘‘The provisions of this section [en-
acting this section and amending section 191 of this
title] shall apply with respect to payments received by
the Secretary after October 1, 1983, unless the Sec-
retary, by rule, prescribes an earlier effective date.’’
§ 1715. Explanation of payments
(a) Description, period, source, etc., of payments
to States or Indians
When any payment (including amounts due
from receipt of any royalty, bonus, interest
charge, fine, or rental) is made by the United
States to a State with respect to any oil or gas
lease on Federal lands or is deposited in the ap-
propriate Indian account on behalf of an Indian
tribe or Indian allottee with respect to any oil
and gas lease on Indian lands, there shall be pro-
vided, together with such payment, a descrip-
tion of the type of payment being made, the pe-
riod covered by such payment, the source of
such payment, production amounts, the royalty
rate, unit value and such other information as
may be agreed upon by the Secretary and the re-
cipient State, Indian tribe, or Indian allottee.
(b) Effective date
This section shall take effect with respect to
payments made after October 1, 1983, unless the
Secretary, by rule, prescribes an earlier effec-
tive date.
(Pub. L. 97–451, title I, § 105, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat.
2452.)
§ 1716. Liabilities and bonding
A person (including any agent or employee of
the United States and any independent con-
tractor) authorized to collect, receive, account
for, or otherwise handle any moneys payable
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