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30 U.S.C. § 202a — Consolidation of coal leases into logical mining unit
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(1) **Approval by Secretary; public hearing; definition** — The Secretary, upon determining that maximum economic recovery of the coal deposit or deposits is served thereby, may approve the consolidation of coal leases into a logical mining unit. Such consolidation may only take place after a public hearing, if requested by any person whose interest is or may be adversely affected. A logical mining unit is an area of land in which the coal resources can be developed in an efficient, economical, and orderly manner as a unit with due regard to conservation of coal reserves and other resources. A logical mining unit may consist of one or more Federal leaseholds, and may include intervening or adjacent lands in which the United States does not own the coal resources, but all the lands in a logical mining unit must be under the effective control of a single operator, be able to be developed and operated as a single operation and be contiguous.
(2) **Mining plan; requirements**
(A) After the Secretary has approved the establishment of a logical mining unit, any mining plan approved for that unit must require such diligent development, operation, and production that the reserves of the entire unit will be mined within a period established by the Secretary which shall not be more than forty years.
(B) The Secretary may establish a period of more than 40 years if the Secretary determines that the longer period—
(i) will ensure the maximum economic recovery of a coal deposit; or
(ii) the longer period is in the interest of the orderly, efficient, or economic development of a coal resource.
(3) **Conditions for approval** — In approving a logical mining unit, the Secretary may provide, among other things, that (i) diligent development, continuous operation, and p
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(1) **Approval by Secretary; public hearing; definition** — The Secretary, upon determining that maximum economic recovery of the coal deposit or deposits is served thereby, may approve the consolidation of coal leases into a logical mining unit. Such consolidation may only take place after a public hearing, if requested by any person whose interest is or may be adversely affected. A logical mining unit is an area of land in which the coal resources can be developed in an efficient, economical, and orderly manner as a unit with due regard to conservation of coal reserves and other resources. A logical mining unit may consist of one or more Federal leaseholds, and may include intervening or adjacent lands in which the United States does not own the coal resources, but all the lands in a logical mining unit must be under the effective control of a single operator, be able to be developed and operated as a single operation and be contiguous.
(2) **Mining plan; requirements**
(A) After the Secretary has approved the establishment of a logical mining unit, any mining plan approved for that unit must require such diligent development, operation, and production that the reserves of the entire unit will be mined within a period established by the Secretary which shall not be more than forty years.
(B) The Secretary may establish a period of more than 40 years if the Secretary determines that the longer period—
(i) will ensure the maximum economic recovery of a coal deposit; or
(ii) the longer period is in the interest of the orderly, efficient, or economic development of a coal resource.
(3) **Conditions for approval** — In approving a logical mining unit, the Secretary 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 construed as occurring on all Federal leases in that logical mining unit, and (ii) the rentals and royalties 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 royalties.
(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 included, shall be subject to the provisions of this section.
(6) **Lessee required to form unit** — By regulation the Secretary may require a lessee under this chapter to form a logical mining unit, and may provide for determination of participating 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 twenty-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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section184/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
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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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No company or corporation operating a common-carrier railroad shall be given or hold a permit or lease under the provisions of this chapter for any coal deposits except for its own use for railroad purposes; and such limitations of use shall be expressed in all permits and leases issued to such companies or corporations; and no such company or corporation shall receive or hold under permit or lease more than ten thousand two hundred and forty acres in the aggregate nor more than one permit or lease for each two hundred miles of its railroad lines served or to be served from such coal deposits exclusive of spurs or switches and exclusive of branch lines built to connect the leased coal with the railroad, and also exclusive of parts of the railroad operated mainly by power produced otherwise than by steam.
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**(a) Authorization; purpose** The Secretary is authorized and directed to conduct a comprehensive exploratory program designed to obtain sufficient data and information to evaluate the extent, location, and potential for developing the known recoverable coal resources within the coal lands subject to this chapter. This program shall be designed to obtain the resource information necessary for determining whether commercial quantities of coal are present and the geographical extent of the coal fields and for estimating the amount of such coal which is recoverable by deep mining operations and the amount of such coal which is recoverable by surface mining operations in order to provide a basis for—
(1) developing a comprehensive land use plan pursuant to section 2;
(2) improving the information regarding the value of public resources and revenues which should be expected from leasing;
(3) increasing competition among producers of coal, or products derived from the conversion of coal, by providing data and information to all potential bidders equally and equitably;
(4) providing the public with information on the nature of the coal deposits and the associated stratum and the value of the public resources being offered for sale; and
(5) providing the basis for the assessment of the amount of coal deposits in those lands subject to this chapter under subparagraph (B) of [section 201(a)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section201/a/3&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Seismic, geophysical, geochemical or stratigraphic drilling** The Secretary, through the United States Geological Survey, is authorized to conduct seismic, geophysical, geochemical, or stratigraphic drilling, or to contract for or purchase the results of suc
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TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
§ 202a
Amendment note under section 181 of this title], or the
Mineral Lands Leasing Act [this chapter] and the Min-
eral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands [section 351 et seq.
of this title] which are amended by this Act, shall be
construed as authorizing coal mining on any area of
the National Park System, the National Wildlife Ref-
uge System, the National Wilderness Preservation Sys-
tem, the National System of Trails, and the Wild and
Scenic Rivers System, including study rivers des-
ignated under section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Riv-
ers Act [section 1276(a) of Title 16, Conservation].’’
Executive Documents
ADMISSION OF ALASKA AS STATE
Admission of Alaska into the Union was accom-
plished Jan. 3, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3269, Jan.
3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, as required by sections
1 and 8(c) of Pub. L. 85–508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, set
out as notes preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories
and Insular Possessions.
§ 201–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–377, § 5(a), Aug. 4,
1976, 90 Stat. 1086
Section, Pub. L. 88–526, § 2(c), (d), Aug. 31, 1964, 78
Stat. 710, permitted the entering into of contracts for
collective prospecting, development or operation of
coalfields by lessees for the purpose of conserving nat-
ural resources.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SAVINGS PROVISION
Pub. L. 94–377, § 5(a), Aug. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1086, pro-
vided that the repeal of this section is subject to valid
existing rights.
§ 201a. Repealed. June 3, 1948, ch. 379, § 8, 62
Stat. 291
Section, act Mar. 9, 1928, ch. 159, § 1, 45 Stat. 251, re-
lated to extension of coal prospecting permits.
§ 201b. Omitted
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section, act Mar. 9, 1928, ch. 159, § 2, 45 Stat. 251, pro-
vid
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