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30 U.S.C. § 1721 — Criminal penalties
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Any person who commits an act for which a civil penalty is provided in [section 1719(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1719/d&num=0&edition=prelim) shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $50,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both.
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Any person who commits an act for which a civil penalty is provided in [section 1719(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1719/d&num=0&edition=prelim) shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $50,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both.
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**(a)** Congress finds that—
(1) the Secretary of the Interior should enforce effectively and uniformly existing regulations under the mineral leasing laws providing for the inspection of production activities on lease sites on Federal and Indian lands;
(2) the system of accounting with respect to royalties and other payments due and owing on oil and gas produced from such lease sites is archaic and inadequate;
(3) it is essential that the Secretary initiate procedures to improve methods of accounting for such royalties and payments and to provide for routine inspection of activities related to the production of oil and gas on such lease sites; and
(4) the Secretary should aggressively carry out his trust responsibility in the administration of Indian oil and gas.
**(b)** It is the purpose of this chapter—
(1) to clarify, reaffirm, expand, and define the responsibilities and obligations of lessees, operators, and other persons involved in transportation or sale of oil and gas from the Federal and Indian lands and the Outer Continental Shelf;
(2) to clarify, reaffirm, expand and define the authorities and responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior to implement and maintain a royalty management system for oil and gas leases on Federal lands, Indian lands, and the Outer Continental Shelf;
(3) to require the development of enforcement practices that ensure the prompt and proper collection and disbursement of oil and gas revenues owed to the United States and Indian lessors and those inuring to the benefit of States;
(4) to fulfill the trust responsibility of the United States for the administration of Indian oil and gas resources; and
(5) to effectively utilize the capabilities of the States and Indian tribes in developing and maintaining an efficient and e
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**(a)** Subject to the provisions of section 35(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act ([30 U.S.C. 191(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section191/b&num=0&edition=prelim)), all receipts derived from leases issued under the authority of this chapter shall be paid into the same funds or accounts in the Treasury and shall be distributed in the same manner as prescribed for other receipts from the lands affected by the lease, the intention of this provision being that this chapter shall not affect the distribution of receipts pursuant to legislation applicable to such lands: Provided, however, That receipts from leases or permits for minerals in lands set apart for Indian use, including lands the jurisdiction of which has been transferred to the Department of the Interior by the Executive order for Indian use, shall be deposited in a special fund in the Treasury until final disposition thereof by the Congress. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this section, all receipts derived from leases on lands acquired for military or naval purposes, except the naval petroleum reserves and national oil shale reserves, shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States and disposed of in the same manner as provided under section 35 of the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 450; [30 U.S.C. 191](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section191&num=0&edition=prelim)), in the case of receipts from sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals of the public lands under that Act [[30 U.S.C. 181](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section181&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(b)** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any payment to a State under this section shall be made by the Secreta
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Page 368
TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
§ 1720
1 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.
2 See References in Text note below.
Secretary has prescribed for such a hearing and
who is aggrieved by a final order of the Sec-
retary under this section may seek review of
such order in the United States district court
for the judicial district in which the violation
allegedly took place. Review by the district
court shall be only on the administrative record
and not de novo. Such an action shall be barred
unless filed within 90 days after the Secretary’s
final order.
(k) Failure to pay penalty
If any person fails to pay an assessment of a
civil penalty under this chapter—
(1) after the order making the assessment
has become a final order and if such person
does not file a petition for judicial review of
the order in accordance with subsection (j), or
(2) after a court in an action brought under
subsection (j) has entered a final judgment in
favor of the Secretary,
the court shall have jurisdiction to award the
amount assessed plus interest from the date of
the expiration of the 90-day period referred to in
subsection (j). Judgment by the court shall in-
clude an order to pay.
(l) Nonliability for leases automatically termi-
nated
No person shall be liable for a civil penalty
under subsection (a) or (b) for failure to pay any
rental for any lease automatically terminated
pursuant to section 188 of this title.
(Pub. L. 97–451, title I, § 109, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat.
2454.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 1712(a) of this title, referred to in subsec.
(a)(2), was amended generally by Pub. L. 104–185, § 6(g),
Aug. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1715, and, as so amended, no
longer contains a par. (2). See section 1712(a) of this
title
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