30 U.S.C. § 321 — Untitled legal text

Page 94 TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING §§ 321 to 325 CHAPTER 6—SYNTHETIC LIQUID FUEL DEMONSTRATION PLANTS §§ 321 to 325. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 321, acts Apr. 5, 1944, ch. 172, § 1, 58 Stat. 190; Mar. 15, 1948, ch. 117, 62 Stat. 79; Sept. 22, 1950, ch. 988, § 1, 64 Stat. 905, authorized the Secretary of the Interior for not more than eleven years to construct, maintain, and operate plants producing synthetic liquid fuel from coal, oil shale, agricultural and forestry products and prescribed the size of the plants and amount of produc- tion. Section 322, act Apr. 5, 1944, ch. 172, § 2, 58 Stat. 190, in order to carry out the 11 year demonstration plant program, authorized laboratory research and develop- ment, acquisition by purchase of license of secret proc- esses, inventions, etc., acquisition of land, plants, etc., contracting for personnel, and cooperation with other Federal and State agencies. See note for section 321 above. Section 323, acts Apr. 5, 1944, ch. 172, § 3, 58 Stat. 191; Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 4(2), 65 Stat. 709, related to li- censes and patent rights under the 11 year demonstra- tion plant program. See note for section 321 above. Section 324, act Apr. 5, 1944, ch. 172, § 4, 58 Stat. 191, provided that moneys received under this chapter for products and royalties from the 11 year demonstration plant program be paid into the Treasury as miscella- neous receipts and a report to Congress on all oper- ations under this chapter be rendered by the Secretary on or before the first day of January of each year. See note for section 321 above. Section 325, act Apr. 5, 1944, ch. 172, § 5, 58 Stat. 191, authorized the Secretary to issue rules and regulations to carry out the 11 year demonstration plant program under this chapter and provided that the authority and duties of the Secretary be exercised through the Bu- reau of Mines. See note for section 321 above. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS Act Apr. 5, 1944, ch. 172, § 6, 58 Stat. 191, as amended by acts Mar. 15, 1948, ch. 117, § 1, 62 Stat. 79; Sept. 22, 1950, ch. 988, § 1, 64 Stat. 905, authorized appropriations of not to exceed $87,600,000 to carry out the provisions of this chapter. MORGANTOWN, W. VA., EXPERIMENT STATION Act Sept. 22, 1950, ch. 988, § 2, 64 Stat. 905, provided that out of the $87,600,000 authorized to carry out this chapter, not to exceed $2,600,000 be used for the con- struction and equipment of an experiment station in or near Morgantown, West Virginia, for research in min- ing, preparation, and utilization of coal, petroleum, natural gas, peat, and other minerals. CHAPTER 7—LEASE OF MINERAL DEPOSITS WITHIN ACQUIRED LANDS Sec. 351. Definitions. 352. Deposits subject to lease; consent of depart- ment heads; lands excluded. 353. Sale of lands unaffected; reservation of min- eral rights; sale subject to prior lease; naval petroleum reserves unaffected. 354. Lease of partial or future interests in depos- its. 355. Disposition of receipts. 356. Furnishing description of lands and title doc- uments; recordation of documents; authen- ticated copies. 357. State or local government rights; taxation. Sec. 358. Rights under prior leases; priority of pending applications; exchange of leases. 359. Rules and regulations. 360. Authority to manage certain mineral leases. § 351. Definitions As used in this chapter ‘‘United States’’ in- cludes Alaska. ‘‘Acquired lands’’ or ‘‘lands ac- quired by the United States’’ include all lands heretofore or hereafter acquired by the United States to which the ‘‘mineral leasing laws’’ have not been extended, including such lands ac- quired under the provisions of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961, 16 U.S.C., sec. 552). ‘‘Sec- retary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior, ‘‘Mineral leasing laws’’ shall mean the Act of October 20, 1914 (38 Stat. 741, 48 U.S.C., sec. 432); the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437, 30 U.S.C., sec. 181); the Act of April 17, 1926 (44 Stat. 301, 30 U.S.C., sec. 271); the Act of February 7, 1927 (44 Stat. 1057, 30 U.S.C., sec. 281), and all Acts heretofore or hereafter enacted which are amendatory of or supplementary to any of the foregoing Acts. ‘‘Lease’’ includes ‘‘prospecting permit’’ unless the context otherwise requires. The term ‘‘oil’’ shall embrace all nongaseous hy- drocarbon substances other than those leasable as coal, oil shale, or gilsonite (including all vein-type solid hydrocarbons). (Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 513, § 2, 61 Stat. 913; Pub. L. 97–78, § 1(9)(a), Nov. 16, 1981, 95 Stat. 1072.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of March 1, 1911, referred to in text, is act Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, 36 Stat. 961, popularly known as the Weeks Law, which enacted former sections 513 and 514 and sections 515 to 519, 521, 552, and 563 of Title 16, Con- servation, and amended sections 480 and 500 of Title 16. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 552 of Title 16 and Tables. Act of October 20, 1914, referred to in text, is act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, 38 Stat. 741, known as the Alaska Coal Lands Act, which was repealed by Pub. L. 86–252, § 1, Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 490. The subject matter of this Act is generally covered by subchapters I to VII (§ 181 et seq.) of chapter 3A of this title. For complete classifica- tion of this Act to the Code prior to repeal, see Tables. Act of February 25, 1920, referred to in text, is act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which is classified generally to chapter 3A (§ 181 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 181 of this title and Tables. Act of April 17, 1926, referred to in text, is act Apr. 17, 1926, ch. 158, 44 Stat. 301, which is classified generally to subchapter VIII (§ 271 et seq.) of chapter 3A of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Act of February 7, 1927, referred to in text, is act Feb. 7, 1927, ch. 66, 44 Stat. 1057, which enacted subchapter IX (§ 281 et seq.) of chapter 3A of this title, amended sections 181 and 193 of this title, and repealed sub- chapter VII (§ 141 et seq.) of chapter 3 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Ta- bles. AMENDMENTS 1981—Pub. L. 97–78 inserted definition of ‘‘oil’’.