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30 U.S.C. § 196 — Cooperative agreements; delegation of authority
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 1992 and each year thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior or his designee is authorized to—
**(a)** enter into a cooperative agreement or agreements with any State or Indian tribe to share royalty management information, to carry out inspection, auditing, investigation or enforcement (not including the collection of royalties, civil penalties, or other payments) activities in cooperation with the Secretary, except that the Secretary shall not enter into such cooperative agreement with a State with respect to any such activities on Indian lands except with the permission of the Indian tribe involved; and
**(b)** upon written request of any State, to delegate to the State all or part of the authorities and responsibilities of the Secretary under the authorizing leasing statutes, leases, and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto to conduct audits, investigations, and inspections, except that the Secretary shall not undertake such a delegation with respect to any Indian lands except with permission of the Indian tribe involved,
with respect to any lease authorizing exploration for or development of coal, any other solid mineral, or geothermal steam on any Federal lands or Indian lands within the State or with respect to any lease or portion of a lease subject to [section 1337(g) of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1337/g&num=0&edition=prelim), on the same terms and conditions as those authorized for oil and gas leases under sections 1732, 1733, 1735, and 1736 of this title and the regulations duly promulgated with respect thereto: Provided further, That [section 1734 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-secti
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 1992 and each year thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior or his designee is authorized to—
**(a)** enter into a cooperative agreement or agreements with any State or Indian tribe to share royalty management information, to carry out inspection, auditing, investigation or enforcement (not including the collection of royalties, civil penalties, or other payments) activities in cooperation with the Secretary, except that the Secretary shall not enter into such cooperative agreement with a State with respect to any such activities on Indian lands except with the permission of the Indian tribe involved; and
**(b)** upon written request of any State, to delegate to the State all or part of the authorities and responsibilities of the Secretary under the authorizing leasing statutes, leases, and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto to conduct audits, investigations, and inspections, except that the Secretary shall not undertake such a delegation with respect to any Indian lands except with permission of the Indian tribe involved,
with respect to any lease authorizing exploration for or development of coal, any other solid mineral, or geothermal steam on any Federal lands or Indian lands within the State or with respect to any lease or portion of a lease subject to [section 1337(g) of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1337/g&num=0&edition=prelim), on the same terms and conditions as those authorized for oil and gas leases under sections 1732, 1733, 1735, and 1736 of this title and the regulations duly promulgated with respect thereto: Provided further, That [section 1734 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1734&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to leases authorizing exploration for or development of coal, any other solid mineral, or geothermal steam on any Federal lands, or to any lease or portion of a lease subject to [section 1337(g) of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1337/g&num=0&edition=prelim): Provided further, That the Secretary shall compensate any State or Indian tribe for those costs which are necessary to carry out activities conducted pursuant to such cooperative agreement or delegation.
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**(a) Authorization of Secretary; permission of Indian tribe required for activities on Indian lands** The Secretary is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement or agreements with any State or Indian tribe to share oil or gas royalty management information, to carry out inspection, auditing, investigation or enforcement (not including the collection of royalties, civil or criminal penalties or other payments) activities under this chapter in cooperation with the Secretary, and to carry out any other activity described in [section 1718 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1718&num=0&edition=prelim). The Secretary shall not enter into any such cooperative agreement with a State with respect to any such activities on Indian lands, except with the permission of the Indian tribe involved.
**(b) Access to royalty accounting information** Except as provided in [section 1733 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1733&num=0&edition=prelim), and pursuant to a cooperative agreement—
(1) each State shall, upon request, have access to all royalty accounting information in the possession of the Secretary respecting the production, removal, or sale of oil or gas from leases on Federal lands within the State; and
(2) each Indian tribe shall, upon request, have access to all royalty accounting information in the possession of the Secretary respecting the production, removal, or sale of oil or gas from leases on Indian lands under the jurisdiction of such tribe.
Information shall be made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) as soon as practicable after it comes into the possession of the Secretary. Effective October 1, 1983, such information shall be made available unde
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TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
§ 201
(Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, § 41, as added Pub. L.
100–203, title V, § 5108, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat.
1330–260.)
§ 196. Cooperative agreements; delegation of au-
thority
Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
for fiscal year 1992 and each year thereafter, the
Secretary of the Interior or his designee is au-
thorized to—
(a) enter into a cooperative agreement or
agreements with any State or Indian tribe to
share royalty management information, to
carry out inspection, auditing, investigation
or enforcement (not including the collection of
royalties, civil penalties, or other payments)
activities in cooperation with the Secretary,
except that the Secretary shall not enter into
such cooperative agreement with a State with
respect to any such activities on Indian lands
except with the permission of the Indian tribe
involved; and
(b) upon written request of any State, to del-
egate to the State all or part of the authori-
ties and responsibilities of the Secretary
under the authorizing leasing statutes, leases,
and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto
to conduct audits, investigations, and inspec-
tions, except that the Secretary shall not un-
dertake such a delegation with respect to any
Indian lands except with permission of the In-
dian tribe involved,
with respect to any lease authorizing explo-
ration for or development of coal, any other
solid mineral, or geothermal steam on any Fed-
eral lands or Indian lands within the State or
with respect to any lease or portion of a lease
subject to section 1337(g) of title 43, on the same
terms and conditions as those authorized for oil
and gas leases under sections 1732, 1733, 1735, and
1736 of this title and the regulations duly pro-
mulgated with
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