2021 US Code
Title 30 - Mineral Lands and Mining
Chapter 29 - Oil and Gas Royalty Management
Subchapter III - General Provisions
Sec. 1756 - Expanded royalty obligations

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Citation 30 U.S.C. § 1756 (2021)
Section Name §1756. Expanded royalty obligations
Section Text

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.

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

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 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 29 - OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER III - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1756 - Expanded royalty obligations
Contains section 1756
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 96 Stat. 2462
Public Law References Public Law 97-451
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