1997 US Code
Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 5 - LEASE OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN OR UNDER RAILROADS AND OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Sec. 301 - Authorization for lease of oil and gas deposits; by and to whom leased
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING CHAPTER 5 - LEASE OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN OR UNDER RAILROADS AND OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY Sec. 301 - Authorization for lease of oil and gas deposits; by and to whom leased |
| Contains | section 301 |
| Date | 1997 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 26, 1998 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | May 21, 1930, ch. 307, §1, 46 Stat. 373. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 46 Stat. 373 |
§301. Authorization for lease of oil and gas deposits; by and to whom leased
Whenever the Secretary of the Interior shall deem it to be consistent with the public interest he is authorized to lease deposits of oil and gas in or under lands embraced in railroad or other rights of way acquired under any law of the United States, whether the same be a base fee or mere easement: Provided, That, except as hereinafter authorized, no lease shall be executed hereunder except to the municipality, corporation, firm, association, or individual by whom such right of way was acquired, or to the lawful successor, assignee, or transferee of such municipality, corporation, firm, association, or individual.
(May 21, 1930, ch. 307, §1, 46 Stat. 373.)
Cross ReferencesSubmerged lands, mineral rights generally, see section 1301 et seq. of Title 43, Public Lands.
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in section 303 of this title.
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