30 U.S.C. § 285 — Laws applicable

Page 92 TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING § 285 1 See References in Text note below. provisions of the Act of February 25, 1920 (Forty-first Statutes at Large, page 437)’’, which means sections 23 to 25 of act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 447, which are classified to subchapter VII (§ 261 et seq.) of this chap- ter. 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. § 285. Laws applicable The general provisions of sections 182 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. (Feb. 7, 1927, ch. 66, § 5, 44 Stat. 1058; Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 916, § 11, 60 Stat. 957.) 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 Provision of this section that section 193 of this title was amended to include deposits of potassium was omitted from this section as executed to section 193 of this title. 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 1946—Act Aug. 8, 1946, struck out reference to section 181 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SAVINGS PROVISION See note set out under section 181 of this title. § 286. Disposition of royalties and rents from po- tassium leases All money received from royalties and rentals from any lease issued or renewed under the pro- visions of subchapter VII of chapter 3 of this title, shall be paid into, reserved, and appro- priated as follows: 521⁄2 per centum to the Rec- lamation Fund, 10 per centum to the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts, and 371⁄2 per centum shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury, after the expiration of each fiscal year, to the State within the boundaries of which the leased lands or deposits are or were located, such money to be used by such State or subdivision thereof for the construction and maintenance of public roads or for the support of schools or other public educational institu- tions, as the legislature of the State may direct. (Feb. 7, 1927, ch. 66, § 6, 44 Stat. 1058; June 1, 1948, ch. 356, 62 Stat. 279.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Subchapter VII of chapter 3, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘the Act entitled ‘An Act to authorize exploration for and disposition of potassium’ approved October 2, 1917’’, meaning act Oct. 2, 1917, ch. 62, 40 Stat. 297, which was classified to subchapter VII (§ 141 et seq.) of chapter 3 of this title and which was repealed by act Feb. 7, 1927, ch. 66, § 6, 44 Stat. 1058. CODIFICATION Section is composed of the second sentence of section 6 of act Feb. 7, 1927, as added by act June 1, 1948. The first sentence of section 6 repealed former sections 141 to 152 of this title and did not affect pending applica- tions for permits or leases filed prior to Jan. 1, 1926, or valid claims existent on Feb. 7, 1927, and thereafter maintained in compliance with the laws under which initiated, which claims could be perfected under such laws, including discovery. 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. § 287. Extension of prospecting permits Any prospecting permit issued under this sub- chapter may be extended by the Secretary of the Interior for a period not exceeding two years, upon a showing of satisfactory cause. (Feb. 7, 1927, ch. 66, § 7, as added May 7, 1932, ch. 174, 47 Stat. 151.) 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. CHAPTER 4—LEASE OF GOLD, SILVER, OR QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS WHEN TITLE CONFIRMED BY COURT OF PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS Sec. 291. Lease of gold, silver, or quicksilver deposits on lands title to which confirmed by Court of Private Land Claims. 292. Royalties and rentals; disposition. 293. Duties of Secretary of the Interior. § 291. Lease of gold, silver, or quicksilver depos- its on lands title to which confirmed by Court of Private Land Claims All gold, silver, or quicksilver deposits, or mines or minerals of the same on lands em- braced within any land claim confirmed or here- after confirmed by decree of the Court of Pri- vate Land Claims, and which did not convey the mineral rights to the grantee by the terms of the grant, and to which such grantee has not be- come otherwise entitled in law or in equity, may be leased by the Secretary of the Interior to the grantee, or to those claiming through or under him, for a period of twenty years, with the pref- erential right in the lessee to renew the same for successive periods of ten years, upon such reasonable terms and conditions as may be pre- scribed by the Secretary of the Interior, unless otherwise provided by law at the time of the ex- piration of such periods. (June 8, 1926, ch. 503, § 1, 44 Stat. 710.) § 292. Royalties and rentals; disposition For the privilege of mining or extracting the gold, silver, or quicksilver deposits in the land covered by such lease, the lessee shall pay to the