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10 U.S.C. § 8739 — Certain oil shale reserves: transfer of jurisdiction and petroleum exploration, development, and production

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10 U.S.C. § 8739 — Certain oil shale reserves: transfer of jurisdiction and petroleum exploration, development, and production

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**(a) Transfer Required.—** (1) Upon the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction over all public domain lands included within Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 1 and those public domain lands included within the undeveloped tracts of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3. (2) Not later than November 18, 1998, the Secretary of Energy shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction over those public domain lands included within the developed tract of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3, which consists of approximately 6,000 acres and 24 natural gas wells, together with pipelines and associated facilities. (3) Notwithstanding the transfer of jurisdiction, the Secretary of Energy shall continue to be responsible for all environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance activities that are required under Federal and State laws with respect to conditions existing on the lands at the time of the transfer. (4) Upon the transfer to the Secretary of the Interior of jurisdiction over public domain lands under this subsection, the other provisions of this chapter shall cease to apply with respect to the transferred lands. **(b) Authority To Lease.—** (1) Beginning on November 18, 1997, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into leases with one or more private entities for the purpose of exploration for, and development and production of, petroleum (other than in the form of oil shale) located on or in public domain lands in Oil Shale Reserves Numbered 1 and 3 (including the developed tract of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3). Any such lease shall be made in accordance with the requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act ([30 U.S.C. 181](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section181&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) regarding the lease of oil and gas lands and shall be subject to valid existing rights. (2) Notwithstanding the delayed transfer of the developed tract of Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3 under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into a lease under paragraph (1) with respect to the developed tract before November 18, 1998. **(c) Management.—** The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall manage the lands transferred under subsection (a) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ([43 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) and other laws applicable to the public lands. **(d) Transfer of Existing Equipment.—** The lease of lands by the Secretary of the Interior under this section may include the transfer, at fair market value, of any well, gathering line, or related equipment owned by the United States on the lands transferred under subsection (a) and suitable for use in the exploration, development, or production of petroleum on the lands. **(e) Cost Minimization.—** The cost of any environmental assessment required pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ([42 U.S.C. 4321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) in connection with a proposed lease under this section shall be paid out of unobligated amounts available for administrative expenses of the Bureau of Land Management. **(f) Treatment of Receipts.—** (1) Notwithstanding section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act ([30 U.S.C. 191](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section191&num=0&edition=prelim)), all moneys received during the period specified in paragraph (2) from a lease under this section (including moneys in the form of sales, bonuses, royalties (including interest charges collected under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 ([30 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.)), and rentals) shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States and shall not be subject to distribution to the States pursuant to subsection (a) of such section 35. (2) The period referred to in this subsection is the period beginning on November 18, 1997, and ending on the date on which the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of the Interior jointly certify to Congress that the sum of the moneys deposited in the Treasury under paragraph (1) is equal to the total of the following: (A) The cost of all environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance activities incurred by the United States with respect to the lands transferred under subsection (a). (B) The cost to the United States to originally install wells, gathering lines, and related equipment on the transferred lands and any other cost incurred by the United States with respect to the lands. **(g) Use of Receipts.—** (1) The Secretary of the Interior may use, without further appropriation, not more than $1,500,000 of the moneys covered into the Treasury under subsection (f)(1) to cover the cost of any additional analysis, site characterization, and geotechnical studies deemed necessary by the Secretary to support environmental restoration, waste management, or environmental compliance with respect to Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3. Upon the completion of such studies, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a report containing— (A) the results and conclusions of such studies; and (B) an estimate of the total cost of the Secretary’s preferred alternative to address environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance needs at Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3. (2) If the cost estimate required by paragraph (1)(B) does not exceed the total of the moneys covered into the Treasury under subsection (f)(1) and remaining available for obligation as of the date of submission of the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior may access such moneys, beginning 60 days after submission of the report and without further appropriation, to cover the costs of implementing the preferred alternative to address environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance needs at Oil Shale Reserve Numbered 3. If the cost estimate exceeds such available moneys, the Secretary of the Interior may only access such moneys as authorized by subsequent Act of Congress.

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30 U.S.C. § 191 — Disposition of moneys received

**(a) In general** All money received from sales, bonuses, royalties including interest charges collected under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 [[30 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and rentals of the public lands under the provisions of this chapter and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 [[30 U.S.C. 1001](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States; and, subject to the provisions of subsection (b), 50 per centum thereof shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State other than Alaska within the boundaries of which the leased lands or deposits are or were located; said moneys paid to any of such States on or after January 1, 1976, to be used by such State and its subdivisions, as the legislature of the State may direct giving priority to those subdivisions of the State socially or economically impacted by development of minerals leased under this chapter, for (i) planning, (ii) construction and maintenance of public facilities, and (iii) provision of public service; and excepting those from Alaska, 40 per centum thereof shall be paid into, reserved, appropriated, as part of the reclamation fund created by the Act of Congress known as the Reclamation Act, approved June 17, 1902, and of those from Alaska, 90 per centum thereof shall be paid to the State of Alaska for disposition by the legislature thereof: Provided, That all moneys which may accrue to the United States under the provisions of this chapter and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 from lands within the naval petroleum reserves shall be deposited in the Treasury as “m

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43 U.S.C. § 1701 — Congressional declaration of policy

**(a)** The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States that— (1) the public lands be retained in Federal ownership, unless as a result of the land use planning procedure provided for in this Act, it is determined that disposal of a particular parcel will serve the national interest; (2) the national interest will be best realized if the public lands and their resources are periodically and systematically inventoried and their present and future use is projected through a land use planning process coordinated with other Federal and State planning efforts; (3) public lands not previously designated for any specific use and all existing classifications of public lands that were effected by executive action or statute before October 21, 1976, be reviewed in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (4) the Congress exercise its constitutional authority to withdraw or otherwise designate or dedicate Federal lands for specified purposes and that Congress delineate the extent to which the Executive may withdraw lands without legislative action; (5) in administering public land statutes and exercising discretionary authority granted by them, the Secretary be required to establish comprehensive rules and regulations after considering the views of the general public; and to structure adjudication procedures to assure adequate third party participation, objective administrative review of initial decisions, and expeditious decisionmaking; (6) judicial review of public land adjudication decisions be provided by law; (7) goals and objectives be established by law as guidelines for public land use planning, and that management be on the basis of multiple use and sustained yield unless otherwise specified by law; (8) the public lands be managed in a manner t

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42 U.S.C. § 4321 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–58, div. G, title VIII, § 70801(h), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1294

### Statutory Notes Section, Pub. L. 114–94, div. D, title XLI, § 41013, Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1761, provided that this subchapter shall terminate 7 years after Dec. 4, 2015.

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10 U.S.C. § 9271 — Medal of honor: award

The President may award, and present in the name of Congress, a medal of honor of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to a person who, while a member of the Air Force or the Space Force, distinguishes himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty— (1) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; (2) while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or (3) while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.

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10 U.S.C. § 3001 — Defense acquisition system; element of the defense acquisition system

**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means— (1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; (2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and (3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense. **(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that— (1) employs members of the acquisition workforce; (2) carries out acquisition functions; and (3) focuses primarily on acquisition. **(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).

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30 U.S.C. § 1701 — Use of royalty-in-kind revenue by Minerals Management Service

That in fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, the MMS may under the royalty-in-kind program, or under its authority to transfer oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, use a portion of the revenues from royalty-in-kind sales, without regard to fiscal year limitation, to pay for transportation to wholesale market centers or upstream pooling points, to process or otherwise dispose of royalty production taken in kind, and to recover MMS transportation costs, salaries, and other administrative costs directly related to the royalty-in-kind program.

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30 U.S.C. § 181 — Lands subject to disposition; persons entitled to benefits; reciprocal privileges; helium rights reserved

Deposits of coal, phosphate, sodium, potassium, oil, oil shale, gilsonite (including all vein-type solid hydrocarbons), or gas, and lands containing such deposits owned by the United States, including those in national forests, but excluding lands acquired under the Appalachian Forest Act, approved March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), and those in incorporated cities, towns, and villages and in national parks and monuments, those acquired under other Acts subsequent to February 25, 1920, and lands within the naval petroleum and oil-shale reserves, except as hereinafter provided, shall be subject to disposition in the form and manner provided by this chapter to citizens of the United States, or to associations of such citizens, or to any corporation organized under the laws of the United States, or of any State or Territory thereof, or in the case of coal, oil, oil shale, or gas, to municipalities. Citizens of another country, the laws, customs, or regulations of which deny similar or like privileges to citizens or corporations of this country, shall not by stock ownership, stock holding, or stock control, own any interest in any lease acquired under the provisions of this chapter.

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10 U.S.C. § 8739 — Certain oil shale reserves: transfer of ju-

Page 3371 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 8739 Colorado, which was constructed and operated by the Department of the Interior on lands on or near the naval oil shale reserves under the Act of April 5, 1944 (30 U.S.C. 321 et seq.). (b) The Secretary, subject to the approval of the President, shall by contract, lease, or other- wise encourage the use of the facility described in subsection (a) in research, development, test, evaluation, and demonstration work. For such purposes the Secretary may use or lease for use by institutions, organizations, or individuals, public or private, the facility described in sub- section (a) and may construct, install, and oper- ate, or lease for operation additional experi- mental facilities on such lands. The Secretary may, after consultation with the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com- mittee on Armed Services of the House of Rep- resentatives, mine and remove, or authorize the mining and removal, of any oil shale or products therefrom from lands in the naval oil shale re- serves that may be needed for such experimen- tation. (c) Nothing in this chapter shall be con- strued— (1) to authorize the commercial development and operation of the naval oil shale reserves by the Government in competition with pri- vate industry; or (2) in diminution of the responsibility of the Secretary in providing oil shale and products therefrom for needs of national defense. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 462, § 7438; Pub. L. 87–796, § 1(12), Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 906; Pub. L. 94–258, title II, § 201(19), Apr. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 313; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 513(37), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2934; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1502(a)(2), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 502; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 106

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30 U.S.C. § 1701 — Congressional statement of findings and

Page 361 TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING § 1701 thority of Secretary of Labor, see section 18851 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. CHAPTER 29—OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT Sec. 1701. Congressional statement of findings and pur- poses. 1702. Definitions. SUBCHAPTER I—FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT 1711. Duties of Secretary. 1712. Duties of lessees, operators, and motor vehi- cle transporters. 1713. Required recordkeeping. 1714. Deposit of royalty funds to Indian accounts. 1715. Explanation of payments. 1716. Liabilities and bonding. 1717. Hearings and investigations. 1718. Inspections. 1719. Civil penalties. 1720. Criminal penalties. 1720a. Applicability of civil and criminal penalties to various uses of Federal or Indian lands and Outer Continental Shelf. 1721. Royalty terms and conditions, interest, and penalties. 1721a. Adjustments and refunds. 1722. Injunction and specific enforcement author- ity. 1723. Rewards. 1724. Secretarial and delegated States’ actions and limitation periods. 1725. Assessments. 1726. Alternatives for marginal properties. 1727. Royalties on all extracted methane. SUBCHAPTER II—STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES 1731. Application of subchapter. 1731a. Application of subchapter to leases of lands within three miles of seaward boundaries of coastal States. 1732. Cooperative agreements. 1733. Information. 1734. State suits under Federal law. 1735. Delegation of royalty collections and related activities. 1736. Shared civil penalties. SUBCHAPTER III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 1751. Secretarial authority. 1752. Reports. 1753. Relation to other laws. 1754. Funding. 1755. Statute of limitations. 1756. Expanded royalty obligations. 1757. Severability. 1758. Use

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30 U.S.C. § 181 — Lands subject to disposition; persons enti-

Page 35 TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING § 181 Sec. SUBCHAPTER V—OIL SHALE 241. Leases of lands. 242. Oil shale claims. SUBCHAPTER VI—ALASKA OIL PROVISO 251. Leases to claimants of withdrawn lands; terms and conditions; acreage; annual rent- als and royalties; fraud of claimants. SUBCHAPTER VII—SODIUM 261. Prospecting permits; lands included; acreage. 262. Leases to permittees; survey of lands; royal- ties and annual rentals. 263. Permits to use or lease of nonmineral lands for camp sites, and other purposes; annual rentals; acreage. SUBCHAPTER VIII—SULPHUR 271. Prospecting permits; lands included; acreage. 272. Leases to permittees; privileges extended to oil and gas permittees. 273. Lease of lands not covered by permits or leases; acreage; rental. 274. Lands containing coal or other minerals. 275. Laws applicable. 276. Application of subchapter to Louisiana and New Mexico only. SUBCHAPTER IX—POTASH 281. Prospecting permits for chlorides, sulphates, carbonates, borates, silicates, or nitrates of potassium; authorization; acreage; lands af- fected. 282. Leases to permittees of lands showing valu- able deposits; royalty. 283. Lands containing valuable deposits not cov- ered by permits or leases; authority to lease; acreage; conditions; renewals; exemp- tions from rentals and royalties; suspension of operations. 284. Lands containing coal or other minerals in addition to potassium deposits; issuance of prospecting permits and leases; covenants in potassium leases. 285. Laws applicable. 286. Disposition of royalties and rents from potas- sium leases. 287. Extension of prospecting permits. SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS § 181. Lands subject to disposition; persons enti- tled to benefits; reciprocal privileges; heliu

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