30 U.S.C. § 275 — Laws applicable

Page 90 TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING § 273 1 See References in Text note below. in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That where any person having been granted an oil and gas permit makes a discovery of sulphur in lands covered by said permit, he shall have the same privilege of leasing not to exceed six hundred and forty acres of said land under the same terms and conditions as are given a sulphur per- mittee under the provisions of this section. (Apr. 17, 1926, ch. 158, § 2, 44 Stat. 301.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which comprises this chapter. § 273. Lease of lands not covered by permits or leases; acreage; rental Lands known to contain valuable deposits of sulphur and not covered by permits or leases shall be held subject to lease by the Secretary of the Interior through advertisement, competitive bidding, or such other methods as he may by general regulations adopt and in such areas as he shall fix, not exceeding six hundred and forty acres; all leases to be conditioned upon the pay- ment by the lessee of such royalty as may be fixed in the lease and the payment in advance of a rental of 50 cents per acre per annum, the rent- al paid for any one year to be credited against the royalties accruing for that year. (Apr. 17, 1926, ch. 158, § 3, 44 Stat. 301.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which comprises this chapter. § 274. Lands containing coal or other minerals Prospecting permits or leases may be issued in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior under the provisions of this subchapter for de- posits of sulphur in public lands also containing coal or other minerals on condition that such other deposits be reserved to the United States for disposal under applicable laws. (Apr. 17, 1926, ch. 158, § 4, 44 Stat. 302.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which comprises this chapter. § 275. Laws applicable The general provisions of sections 181 to 184, 185 to 188, 189 to 192, 193, and 194 1 of this title, are made applicable to permits and leases under this subchapter, sections 181 and 193 of this title being amended to include deposits of sulphur, and section 184 of this title being amended so as to prohibit any person, association, or corpora- tion from taking or holding more than three sul- phur permits or leases in any one State during the life of such permits or leases. (Apr. 17, 1926, ch. 158, § 5, 44 Stat. 302.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 194 of this title, referred to in text, was re- pealed by Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 644. CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which comprises this chapter. § 276. Application of subchapter to Louisiana and New Mexico only The provisions of this subchapter shall apply only to the States of Louisiana and New Mexico. (Apr. 17, 1926, ch. 158, § 6, 44 Stat. 302; July 16, 1932, ch. 498, 47 Stat. 701.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which comprises this chapter. AMENDMENTS 1932—Act July 16, 1932, substituted ‘‘States of Lou- isiana and New Mexico’’ for ‘‘State of Louisiana’’. SUBCHAPTER IX—POTASH § 281. Prospecting permits for chlorides, sulphates, carbonates, borates, silicates, or nitrates of potassium; authorization; acreage; lands affected The Secretary of the Interior is hereby au- thorized, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to grant to any qualified appli- cant a prospecting permit which shall give the exclusive right to prospect for chlorides, sulphates, carbonates, borates, silicates, or ni- trates of potassium in lands belonging to the United States for a period of not exceeding two years: Provided, That the area to be included in such a permit shall not exceed two thousand five hundred and sixty acres of land in reasonably compact form: Provided further, That the prospecting provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to lands and deposits in or adjacent to Searles Lake, California, which lands may be leased by the Secretary of the Interior under the terms and provisions of this subchapter. (Feb. 7, 1927, ch. 66, § 1, 44 Stat. 1057.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the origi- nal ‘‘this Act’’, meaning act Feb. 7, 1927, ch. 66, 44 Stat. 1057, which enacted this subchapter, amended sections 181 and 193 of this title, and repealed subchapter VII (§ 141 et seq.) of chapter 3 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which comprises this chapter.