2011 US Code
Title 30 - Mineral Lands and Mining
Chapter 29 - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT (§§ 1701 - 1759)
Subchapter III - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1751 - 1759)
Section 1756 - Expanded royalty obligations

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 29 - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER III - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1756 - Expanded royalty obligations
Containssection 1756
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 97-451, title III, §308, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2462.
Statutes at Large Reference96 Stat. 2462
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 97-451

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30 USC § 1756 (2011)
§1756. Expanded royalty obligations

Any lessee is liable for royalty payments on oil or gas lost or wasted from a lease site when such loss or waste is due to negligence on the part of the operator of the lease, or due to the failure to comply with any rule or regulation, order or citation issued under this chapter or any mineral leasing law.

(Pub. L. 97–451, title III, §308, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2462.)

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