Browse Arkansas Code titles and sections
30 U.S.C. § 554 — Lands subject to chapter
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
The acts authorized in [section 553 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section553&num=0&edition=prelim) may be performed—
**(a)** on lands owned or controlled by the United States or any of its agencies, with the cooperation of the agency having jurisdiction thereof; and
**(b)** on any other lands, upon obtaining proper consent or the necessary rights or interests in such lands: Provided, however, That expenditure of Federal funds for this purpose in any privately owned operating coal mine shall be limited to the acts authorized in [section 553(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section553/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 30 U.S.C. § 554
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.
Original supplied file — preserved unchanged
Download original Markdown file
File SHA-256: 073220105c93643fac9a6d274f17dbb7eaef3379f27a004d399d39c59435dd15. The original may include catalog metadata, neighboring provisions, or embedded records outside this collection's scope. Search shows only the selected federal record. Historical editions and unverified snapshots are not a statement of current law.
Authority boundary: historical or unconfirmed source not current law verified.
Open the recorded source website ↗
Record provenance
Stable record: federal_law:legal_authorities:record_usc_27a5bd3babde69aefb91ce8c
Source file: Laws/federal/codes/united-states-code/title-30/section-554-lands-subject-to-chapter--17b945602d.md
Pages: Not recorded – Not recorded
Passage SHA-256: f5738149c395cb5f48900abeaaeb41c428b1893f99f641c5c82e084fc3a45382
Source location: Title 30, Chapter 13, § 554; chapter-013-control-of-coal-mine-fires.md
Stored source content
The acts authorized in [section 553 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section553&num=0&edition=prelim) may be performed—
**(a)** on lands owned or controlled by the United States or any of its agencies, with the cooperation of the agency having jurisdiction thereof; and
**(b)** on any other lands, upon obtaining proper consent or the necessary rights or interests in such lands: Provided, however, That expenditure of Federal funds for this purpose in any privately owned operating coal mine shall be limited to the acts authorized in [section 553(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section553/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
Cross-references
Connections may be documented source relationships, shared citations or nearby passages. Each explains its basis; a connection alone does not establish applicability to your situation.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
The Secretary of the Interior, in order to effectuate the policy declared in [section 551 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section551&num=0&edition=prelim), is hereby authorized—
**(a)** to conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to the causes and extent of outcrop and underground fires in coal formations and the methods for control or extinguishment of such fires; to publish the results of any such surveys, investigations, and researches; and to disseminate information concerning such method; and
**(b)** to plan and execute projects for control or extinguishment of fires in coal formations.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 30 U.S.C. § 553
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
Page 111
TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
§ 556
‘‘(1) In furtherance of the purposes of the Act of Au-
gust 31, 1954 (30 U.S.C. 551–558) the Secretary of the In-
terior, acting through the Director of the Office of Sur-
face Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, shall, upon
application by a State, enter into a cooperative agree-
ment with any such State that has an approved aban-
doned mine reclamation program pursuant to section
405 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
of 1977 [30 U.S.C. 1235] to undertake the activities re-
ferred to in section 3(b) of the Act of August 31, 1954 (30
U.S.C. 553(b)). The Secretary shall immediately enter
into such cooperative agreement upon application by a
State. Any such cooperative agreement shall not be
subject to review or approval by the Appalachian Re-
gional Development Commission.
‘‘(2) For the purposes of the cooperative agreements
entered into pursuant to paragraph (1), the require-
ments of section 5 of the Act of August 31, 1954 (30
U.S.C. 555) are hereby waived.’’
§ 552. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
‘‘Coal’’ means any of the recognized classifica-
tions and ranks of coal, including anthracite, bi-
tuminous, semibituminous, subbituminous, and
lignite.
‘‘Outcrop’’ means any place where a formation
is visible or substantially exposed at the sur-
face.
‘‘Formation’’ means any vein, seam, stratum,
bed, or other naturally occurring deposit.
‘‘Coal mine’’ means any underground, surface,
or strip mine from which coal is obtained.
‘‘State’’ means any State or Territory of the
United States, or any political subdivision
thereof.
‘‘Person’’ means an individual, partnership,
association, corporation, business trust, legal
representative, or any organized group of per-
sons.
(Aug. 31, 1954,
Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 30 U.S.C. § 554
Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. Same stored citation; legal effect and authority still require review.