30 U.S.C. § 192c — Rules and regulations governing issuance

Page 59 TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING § 193a § 192c. Rules and regulations governing issuance of certain leases; disposition of receipts The Secretary of the Interior is authorized under general rules and regulations to be pre- scribed by him to issue leases or permits for the exploration, development, and utilization of the mineral deposits, other than those subject to the provisions of chapter 7 of this title, in those lands added to the Shasta National Forest by the Act of March 19, 1948 (Public Law 449, Eight- ieth Congress), which were acquired with funds of the United States or lands received in ex- change therefor: Provided, That any permit or lease of such deposits in lands administered by the Secretary of Agriculture shall be issued only with his consent and subject to such conditions as he may prescribe to insure the adequate utili- zation of the lands for the purposes set forth in the Act of March 19, 1948: And provided further, That all receipts derived from leases or permits issued under the authority of sections 192a to 192c of this title shall be paid into the same funds or accounts in the Treasury and shall be distributed in the same manner as prescribed for other receipts from the lands affected by the lease or permit, the intention of this provision being that sections 192a to 192c of this title shall not affect the distribution of receipts pursuant to legislation applicable to such lands. (Sept. 1, 1949, ch. 529, § 3, 63 Stat. 683.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of March 19, 1948 (Public Law 449, Eightieth Con- gress), referred to in text, is act Mar. 19, 1948, ch. 139, 62 Stat. 83. See Shasta National Forest codification note set out under sections 486a to 486w of Title 16, Con- servation. 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. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of Secretary of the Interior under this sec- tion, with respect to use and disposal from lands under jurisdiction of Secretary of Agriculture of those min- eral materials which Secretary of Agriculture is au- thorized to dispose of from other lands under his juris- diction under sections 601 to 604 and 611 to 615 of this title, see Pub. L. 86–509, June 11, 1960, 74 Stat. 205, set out as a Transfer of Functions from Secretary of the Interior to Secretary of Agriculture note under section 2201 of Title 7, Agriculture. § 193. Disposition of deposits of coal, and so forth The deposits of coal, phosphate, sodium, po- tassium, oil, oil shale, and gas, herein referred to, in lands valuable for such minerals, includ- ing lands and deposits in Lander, Wyoming, coal entries numbered 18 to 49, inclusive, shall be subject to disposition only in the form and man- ner provided in this chapter, except as provided in sections 1716 and 1719 of title 43, and except as to valid claims existent on February 25, 1920, and thereafter maintained in compliance with the laws under which initiated, which claims may be perfected under such laws, including dis- covery. (Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, § 37, 41 Stat. 451; Feb. 7, 1927, ch. 66, § 5, 44 Stat. 1058; Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 916, § 11, 60 Stat. 957; Pub. L. 95–554, § 4, Oct. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 2074.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was from act Feb. 25, 1920, in which words now reading ‘‘in Lander, Wyoming, coal entries num- bered 18 to 49, inclusive,’’ originally read ‘‘described in the joint resolution entitled ‘Joint resolution author- izing the Secretary of the Interior to permit the con- tinuation of coal mining operations on certain lands in Wyoming,’ approved August 12, 1912, (Thirty-seven Statutes at Large p. 1346).’’ The change was effected by interpolation, in lieu of the reference to the 1912 resolu- tion, the actual description of lands contained in said resolution. AMENDMENTS 1978—Pub. L. 95–554 provided for disposition of min- erals as provided in sections 1716 and 1719 of title 43. 1946—Act Aug. 8, 1946, excluded from section 5 of act Feb. 7, 1927, the incorporation, by reference, of section 181 of this title, and reenacted inclusion of deposits of potassium. 1927—Act Feb. 7, 1927, included deposits of potassium. § 193a. Preference right of United States to pur- chase coal for Army and Navy; price for coal; civil actions; jurisdiction The United States shall, at all times, have the preference right to purchase so much of the product of any mine or mines opened upon the lands sold under the provisions of this Act, as may be necessary for the use of the Army and Navy, and at such reasonable and remunerative price as may be fixed by the President; but the producers of any coal so purchased who may be dissatisfied with the price thus fixed shall have the right to prosecute suits against the United States in the United States Court of Federal Claims for the recovery of any additional sum or sums they may claim as justly due upon such purchase. (May 28, 1908, ch. 211, § 2, 35 Stat. 424; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 160(a)(10), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 48; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(b)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in text, is act May 28, 1908, ch. 211, 35 Stat. 424. Sections 1, 3, and 4 of this Act related to consolidation of claims permitted and the limit of acreage, prohibition against unlawful trusts, etc., and contents of patents, respectively, and are not classified to the Code. 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. Section was formerly classified to section 453 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. AMENDMENTS 1992—Pub. L. 102–572 substituted ‘‘United States Court of Federal Claims’’ for ‘‘United States Claims Court’’. 1982—Pub. L. 97–164 substituted ‘‘United States Claims Court’’ for ‘‘Court of Claims’’.