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30 U.S.C. § 205 — Consolidation of leases

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30 U.S.C. § 205 — Consolidation of leases

If, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior, the public interest will be subserved thereby, lessees holding under lease areas not exceeding the maximum permitted under this chapter may consolidate their leases through the surrender of the original leases and the inclusion of such areas in a new lease of not to exceed two thousand five hundred and sixty acres of contiguous lands.

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48 U.S.C. § 434 to 445 — Repealed. Pub. L. 86–252, § 1, Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 490

### Statutory Notes Section 434, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, § 3, 38 Stat. 742, related to division of unreserved lands into leasing blocks or tracts and to leases. See sections 181, 201(a), and 202 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining. Section 435, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, § 4, 38 Stat. 742, related to lease of additional lands. See sections 203 and 204 of Title 30. Section 436, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, § 5, 38 Stat. 743, related to consolidation of leases. See [section 205 of Title 30](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section205&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 437, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, § 9, 38 Stat. 744, related to the term of the lease. See [section 207 of Title 30](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section207&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 438, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, § 9, 38 Stat. 744, related to rents and royalties payable to the United States by lessees. See [section 207 of Title 30](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section207&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 438a, act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, § 19, as added June 6, 1934, ch. 405, 48 Stat. 909, related to suspension of rentals during suspension of operation or production. See [section 209 of Title 30](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section209&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 439, acts Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, § 9, 38 Stat. 744; July 10, 1957, Pub. L. 85–88, § 1, 71 Stat. 282; July 7, 1958, Pub. L. 85–508, § 28(a), 72 Stat. 351, related to distribution of net profits, bonuses, royalties, rentals, and other payments. See [section 191 of Title 30](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section191&num=0&edition=prelim). Sectio

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30 U.S.C. § 205 — Consolidation of leases

Page 67 TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING § 207 paragraph (3), on a finding by the Secretary under para- graph (2), any person’’ for ‘‘Any person’’ and ‘‘secure modifications of the original coal lease by including ad- ditional coal lands or coal deposits contiguous or cor- nering to those embraced in the lease’’ for ‘‘upon a finding by him that it would be in the interest of the United States, secure modifications of the original coal lease by including additional coal lands or coal deposits contiguous or cornering to those embraced in such lease, but in no event shall the total area added by such modifications to an existing coal lease exceed one hun- dred sixty acres, or add acreage larger than that in the original lease’’, added pars. (2) and (3), and designated second and third sentences as subsecs. (b) and (c), re- spectively. 1978—Pub. L. 95–554 authorized modification of leases to include coal lands or coal deposits cornering to those embraced in the leases and inserted provision respect- ing application of production or mining plan require- ments of sections 202a(2) and 207(c) and minimum roy- alty provisions of section 207(a) of this title. 1976—Pub. L. 94–377 struck out the advantage to the lessee as one of the conditions for modification of the original lease, substituted provision prohibiting the ad- dition of total area in excess of 160 acres or adding acreage larger than that in the original lease for provi- sion limiting the total area embraced in such modified lease to an aggregate of 2560 acres, and inserted provi- sion authorizing the Secretary to prescribe terms and conditions consistent with this chapter which shall be applicable to the total acreage in the modified lease. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE O

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