30 U.S.C. § 354 — Lease of partial or future interests in de-

Page 96 TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING § 353 1 See References in Text note below. tinental Shelf, see section 1331 et seq. of Title 43, Public Lands. § 353. Sale of lands unaffected; reservation of mineral rights; sale subject to prior lease; naval petroleum reserves unaffected Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to (a) amend, modify, or change any existing law authorizing or requiring the sale of acquired lands, or (b) empower any commission, bureau, or agency of the Government to make a reservation of the minerals in the sale of any ac- quired land: Provided, That any such sale or con- veyance of lands shall be made by the agency having jurisdiction thereof, subject to any lease theretofore made, covering the mineral deposits underlying such lands: Provided further, That nothing in this chapter is intended, or shall be construed to affect in any manner any provision of chapter 869 of title 10. (Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 513, § 4, 61 Stat. 914; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 809(i)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1843.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 substituted ‘‘chapter 869 of title 10’’ for ‘‘the Act of June 30, 1938 (32 Stat. 1252), amend- ing the Act of June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 813)’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of Title 10, Armed Forces. § 354. Lease of partial or future interests in de- posits Where the United States does not own all of the mineral deposits under any lands sought to be leased and which are affected by this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to lease the interest of the United States in any such mineral depos- its when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the public interest will be best served thereby; sub- ject, however, to the provisions of section 352 of this title. Where the United States does not own any interest or owns less than a full interest in the minerals that may be produced from any lands sought to be leased, and which are or will be affected by this chapter and where, under the provisions of its acquisition, the United States is to acquire all or any part of such mineral de- posits in the future, the Secretary may lease any interest of the United States then owned or to be acquired in the future in the same manner as provided in the preceding sentence. (Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 513, § 5, 61 Stat. 914.) § 355. Disposition of receipts (a) Subject to the provisions of section 35(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(b)), all re- ceipts derived from leases issued under the au- thority of this chapter shall be paid into the same funds or accounts in the Treasury and shall be distributed in the same manner as pre- scribed for other receipts from the lands affected by the lease, the intention of this provision being that this chapter shall not affect the dis- tribution of receipts pursuant to legislation ap- plicable to such lands: Provided, however, That receipts from leases or permits for minerals in lands set apart for Indian use, including lands the jurisdiction of which has been transferred to the Department of the Interior by the Executive order for Indian use, shall be deposited in a spe- cial fund in the Treasury until final disposition thereof by the Congress. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this section, all receipts derived from leases on lands acquired for mili- tary or naval purposes, except the naval petro- leum reserves and national oil shale reserves, shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States and disposed of in the same manner as provided under section 35 of the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 450; 30 U.S.C. 191), in the case of receipts from sales, bonuses, royalties, and rent- als of the public lands under that Act [30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.]. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any payment to a State under this section shall be made by the Secretary of the Interior and shall be made not later than the last busi- ness day of the month following the month in which such moneys or associated reports are re- ceived by the Secretary of the Interior, which- ever is later. The preceding sentence shall also apply to any payment to a State derived from a lease for mineral resources issued by the Sec- retary of the Interior under section 520 of title 16. The Secretary shall pay interest to a State on any amount not paid to the State within that time at the rate prescribed under section 1721 1 of this title from the date payment was required to be made under this subsection until the date payment is made. (Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 513, § 6, 61 Stat. 915; Pub. L. 97–94, § 1, Dec. 17, 1981, 95 Stat. 1205; Pub. L. 102–486, title XXV, § 2506(a), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3106; Pub. L. 103–66, title X, § 10202(a), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 408; Pub. L. 107–76, title VII, § 751(e)(2), Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 739.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Mineral Leasing Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, 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. Section 1721 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original ‘‘section 111 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982’’, which enacted section 1721 of this title and amended section 191 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2001—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–76 inserted after first sentence ‘‘The preceding sentence shall also apply to any payment to a State derived from a lease for min- eral resources issued by the Secretary of the Interior under section 520 of title 16.’’ 1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–66 substituted ‘‘Subject to the provisions of section 35(b) of the Mineral Leasing