2012 US Code
Title 30 - Mineral Lands and Mining
Chapter 3A - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS (§§ 181 - 287)
Subchapter IV - OIL AND GAS (§§ 221 - 237)
Section 224 - Payments for oil or gas taken prior to application for lease

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, 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 3A - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS
SUBCHAPTER IV - OIL AND GAS
Sec. 224 - Payments for oil or gas taken prior to application for lease
Containssection 224
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditFeb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, §15, 41 Stat. 442.
Statutes at Large Reference41 Stat. 442

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OIL AND GAS - 30 U.S.C. § 224 (2012)
§224. Payments for oil or gas taken prior to application for lease

Until the permittee shall apply for lease to the one quarter of the permit area heretofore provided for he shall pay to the United States 20 per centum of the gross value of all oil or gas secured by him from the lands embraced within his permit and sold or otherwise disposed of or held by him for sale or other disposition.

(Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, §15, 41 Stat. 442.)

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