30 U.S.C. § 351 — Definitions

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’’. Page 95 TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING § 352 1 See References in Text note below. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Act Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 513, § 1, 61 Stat. 913, provided: ‘‘That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands’.’’ OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS; DEFINITION Definition of ‘‘outer Continental Shelf’’ with respect to jurisdiction of United States, and mineral leases on submerged lands of such shelf, see section 1331 et seq. of Title 43, Public Lands. Executive Documents ADMISSION OF ALASKA AS STATE Admission of Alaska into the Union was accom- plished Jan. 3, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3269, Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, as required by sections 1 and 8(c) of Pub. L. 85–508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, set out as notes preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. § 352. Deposits subject to lease; consent of de- partment heads; lands excluded Except where lands have been acquired by the United States for the development of the min- eral deposits, by foreclosure or otherwise for re- sale, or reported as surplus pursuant to the pro- visions of the Surplus Property Act of October 3, 1944 (50 U.S.C., sec. 1611 and the following),1 all deposits of coal, phosphate, oil, oil shale, gil- sonite (including all vein-type solid hydro- carbons), gas, sodium, potassium, and sulfur which are owned or may hereafter be acquired by the United States and which are within the lands acquired by the United States (exclusive of such deposits in such acquired lands as are (a) situated within incorporated cities, towns and villages, national parks or monuments, or (b) tidelands or submerged lands) may be leased by the Secretary under the same conditions as con- tained in the leasing provisions of the mineral leasing laws, subject to the provisions hereof. Coal or lignite under acquired lands set apart for military or naval purposes may be leased by the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Sec- retary of Defense, to a governmental entity (in- cluding any corporation primarily acting as an agency or instrumentality of a State) which pro- duces electrical energy for sale to the public if such governmental entity is located in the State in which such lands are located. The provisions of subchapter VIII of chapter 3A of this title shall apply to deposits of sulfur covered by this chapter wherever situated. No mineral deposit covered by this section shall be leased except with the consent of the head of the executive de- partment, independent establishment, or instru- mentality having jurisdiction over the lands containing such deposit, or holding a mortgage or deed of trust secured by such lands which is unsatisfied of record, and subject to such condi- tions as that official may prescribe to insure the adequate utilization of the lands for the primary purposes for which they have been acquired or are being administered: Provided, That nothing in this chapter is intended, or shall be con- strued, to apply to or in any manner affect any mineral rights, exploration permits, leases or conveyances nor minerals that are or may be in any tidelands; or submerged lands; or in lands underlying the three mile zone or belt involved in the case of the United States of America against the State of California now pending on application for rehearing in the Supreme Court of the United States; or in lands underlying such three mile zone or belt, or the continental shelf, adjacent or littoral to any part of the land with- in the jurisdiction of the United States of Amer- ica. (Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 513, § 3, 61 Stat. 914; Pub. L. 94–377, § 12, Aug. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1090; Pub. L. 97–78, § 1(9)(b), Nov. 16, 1981, 95 Stat. 1072.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Surplus Property Act of October 3, 1944, referred to in text, is act Oct. 3, 1944, ch. 479, 58 Stat. 765, which was classified principally to sections 1611 to 1646 of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, and was repealed, effective July 1, 1949, with the excep- tion of sections 1622, 1631, 1637, and 1641 of the former Appendix to Title 50 by act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title VI, § 602(a)(1), 63 Stat. 399, renumbered Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 6(a), (b), 64 Stat. 583. Sections 1622 and 1641 were partially repealed by the 1949 act, and section 1622 was editorially reclassified and is set out as a note under section 545 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. Section 1622(g) was repealed and reenacted as sections 47151 to 47153 of Title 49, Transportation, by Pub. L. 103–272, §§ 1(e), 7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1278–1280, 1379. Section 1631 was repealed by act June 7, 1939, ch. 190, § 6(e), as added by act July 23, 1946, ch. 590, 60 Stat. 599, and is covered by sections 98 et seq. of Title 50. Section 1637 was repealed by act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, and is covered by section 3287 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. Provisions of section 1641 not repealed by the 1949 act were repealed by Pub. L. 87–256, § 111(a)(1), Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 538, and are covered by chapter 33 (§ 2451 et seq.) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. The pro- visions of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 originally repealed by the 1949 act were covered by provisions of the 1949 act which were classified to chapter 10 (§ 471 et seq.) of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and which were repealed and reenacted by Pub. L. 107–217, §§ 1, 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062, 1304, as chapters 1 to 11 of Title 40. Subchapter VIII (§ 271 et seq.) of chapter 3A of this title, referred to in text, was in the original a reference to the provisions of the Act of April 17, 1926 (44 Stat. 301), as heretofore or hereafter amended. The application for rehearing in the case of the United States of America against the State of Cali- fornia, referred to in text, was denied on Oct. 13, 1947, by the Supreme Court of the United States. See 68 S. Ct. 37, 332 U.S. 787, 92 L. Ed. 370. AMENDMENTS 1981—Pub. L. 97–78 inserted reference to gilsonite (in- cluding all vein-type solid hydrocarbons). 1976—Pub. L. 94–377 substituted ‘‘or (b)’’ for ‘‘(b) set apart for military or naval purposes, or (c)’’ and in- serted provision allowing the Secretary, with the con- currence of the Secretary of Defense, to lease coal or lignite under lands set aside for military purposes to a governmental entity which produces electrical energy for sale to the public if such governmental entity is lo- cated in the State in which such lands are located. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF; LEASES Grant by Secretary of the Interior of oil, gas, and other mineral leases on submerged lands of outer Con-