2016 US Code
Title 30 - Mineral Lands and Mining
Chapter 12A - Entry and Location on Coal Lands on Discovery of Source Material
Sec. 541c - Lands where coal deposits have been reserved to the United States

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Citation 30 U.S.C. § 541c (2016)
Section Name §541c. Lands where coal deposits have been reserved to the United States
Section Text

The entryman or owner of any land or the assignee of rights therein, including lands granted to States, with respect to which the coal deposits have been reserved to the United States pursuant to the provisions of section 81 of this title or sections 83 to 85 of this title, excepting lands embraced within a coal prospecting permit or lease, upon the discovery of valuable source material in lignite situated within such entered, granted, or patented lands, who, except for the reservation of coal to the United States would have the right to mine and remove such source material, shall have the exclusive right to mine, remove, and dispose of lignite containing such source material and lignite necessary to be stripped or mined in the recovery of such material, subject to the reporting and payment requirements of section 541 of this title, and subject to the provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.], upon filing in the land office designated in section 541 of this title, an adequate description sufficient to identify the land containing such lignite.

Source Credit

(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 795, §4, 69 Stat. 680.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, referred to in text, is act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, §1, 68 Stat. 919, which is classified principally to chapter 23 (§2011 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2011 of Title 42 and Tables.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, 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 12A - ENTRY AND LOCATION ON COAL LANDS ON DISCOVERY OF SOURCE MATERIAL
Sec. 541c - Lands where coal deposits have been reserved to the United States
Contains section 541c
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition reserved
Statutes at Large References 68 Stat. 919
69 Stat. 680
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