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30 USC CHAPTER 12A - ENTRY AND LOCATION ON COAL LANDS ON

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING

CHAPTER 12A - ENTRY AND LOCATION ON COAL LANDS ON DISCOVERY OF

SOURCE MATERIAL

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CHAPTER 12A - ENTRY AND LOCATION ON COAL LANDS ON DISCOVERY OF

SOURCE MATERIAL

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Sec.

541. Entry and location; filing of copy of notice of mining

location; report and payment for lignite mined;

mineral patents; reservation of minerals to United

States.

541a. Claims located prior to May 25, 1955; extralateral

rights; amended notice of mining location.

541b. Mining, removal, and disposal of lignite.

541c. Lands where coal deposits have been reserved to the

United States.

541d. Location of source materials by holders of coal

leases.

541e. Definitions.

541f. Disbursement of moneys.

541g. Rules and regulations.

541h. Savings provisions.

541i. Withdrawal of lands from entry; expiration of claims.

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CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This chapter is referred to in title 16 section 1907; title 43

section 299.

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30 USC Sec. 541 01/06/03

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Sec. 541. Entry and location; filing of copy of notice of mining

location; report and payment for lignite mined; mineral patents;

reservation of minerals to United States

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Subject to the conditions and provisions of this chapter and to

any valid intervening rights acquired under the laws of the United

States, public lands of the United States classified as or known to

be valuable for coal subject to disposition under the mineral

leasing laws and which are open to location and entry subject to

the conditions and provisions of chapter 12 of this title, unless

embraced within a coal prospecting permit or lease, shall also be

open to location and entry under the mining laws of the United

States upon the discovery of a valuable source material occurring

within any seam, bed, or deposit of lignite in such lands:

Provided, That a copy of the notice of any mining location made for

source material occurring in any such bed, seam, or deposit, shall

be filed for record in the land office of the Bureau of Land

Management for the State in which the claim is situated within

ninety days after the date of its location: Provided further, That

the claimant to any such mining location shall report annually to

the Mining Supervisor of the Geological Survey the amount of

lignite mined or stripped in the recovery of such valuable source

material during each calendar year and tender payment to him of 10

cents per ton thereon. Any mineral patents issued hereunder shall

be made subject to the recording and payment requirements of this

section and shall contain a reservation to the United States of all

Leasing Act minerals owned by the United States other than lignite

containing valuable source material and lignite necessary to be

stripped or mined in the recovery of such material. Mining claims

located and mineral patents issued under the provisions of this

chapter shall not include rights to lignite not containing valuable

source material except to the extent it may be necessary to mine or

strip such lignite in order to mine the source material and, with

respect to lode claims, shall not include extralateral rights. For

all purposes of this chapter "source material" and "lignite" shall

have the meanings given in section 541e of this title.

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(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 795, Sec. 1, 69 Stat. 679.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT

The mining laws of the United States, referred to in text, are

classified generally to this title.

For definitions of "mineral leasing laws" and "Leasing Act

minerals", referred to in text, see section 541e of this title.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 541a, 541b, 541c, 541i of

this title.

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30 USC Sec. 541a 01/06/03

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CHAPTER 12A - ENTRY AND LOCATION ON COAL LANDS ON DISCOVERY OF

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Sec. 541a. Claims located prior to May 25, 1955; extralateral

rights; amended notice of mining location

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Any mining claim located in a manner prescribed by the mining

laws of the United States upon lands of the character described in

section 541 of this title, prior to May 25, 1955, if based upon a

discovery of valuable source material contained in lignite shall be

effective to the same extent as if such lands at the time of

location, and at all times thereafter, had not been classified as

or known to be valuable for coal subject to disposition under the

mineral leasing laws, subject, however, to the provisions of

section 541 of this title: Provided, That no extralateral rights

shall attach to any mining location validated under this section:

And provided further, That the locator or locators of such a mining

claim shall, not later than one hundred and eighty days from and

after August 11, 1955, post on the claim and file for record in the

office where the notice or certificate of location is of record, an

amended notice of the mining location stating that such amended

notice is filed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and for

the purpose of obtaining the benefits thereof; and that a copy of

said amended notice is, within the said one-hundred-and-eighty-day

period, filed in the land office of the Bureau of Land Management

for the State in which the mining location is situated, and the

mining locator thereafter complies with the requirements of this

chapter.

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(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 795, Sec. 2, 69 Stat. 679.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT

The mining laws of the United States, referred to in text, are

classified generally to this title.

For definition of "mineral leasing laws", referred to in text,

see section 541e of this title.

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EXTENSION OF TIME FOR ANNUAL ASSESSMENT WORK

Act June 29, 1956, ch. 478, 70 Stat. 438, as amended by Pub. L.

85-68, June 29, 1957, 71 Stat. 226, provided for extension of time

for period commencing July 1, 1955, to 12 o'clock noon July 1,

1958, during which labor must be performed, or improvements made

pursuant to section 28 of this title, or any unpatented mining

claim validated under this section and for extension of time for

period commencing July 1, 1956, to 12 o'clock noon July 1, 1958,

during which labor must be performed, or improvements made pursuant

to section 28 of this title, on any other unpatented mining claim

subject to this chapter.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 541b of this title.

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30 USC Sec. 541b 01/06/03

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Sec. 541b. Mining, removal, and disposal of lignite

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Subject to the provisos of section 541a of this title, any mining

location made under the mining laws of the United States, including

chapter 12 of this title, on lands of the character described in

section 541 of this title, except locations made for lands within

the exterior boundaries of a prior coal prospecting permit or

lease, if based upon a discovery of valuable source material in

deposits other than deposits of Leasing Act minerals, shall include

the right to mine, remove, and dispose of lignite containing

valuable source material and lignite necessary to be stripped or

mined in the recovery of source material contained in lignite,

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.], and upon filing in the land

office designated in section 541 of this title, an adequate

description of his claim or claims containing such lignite:

Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to limit

or restrict the rights acquired by virtue of a mining claim

heretofore or hereafter located, under the 1872 Mining Act, as

amended, or to impose any additional obligation with respect to the

mining and removal of source material which does not occur within

any seam, bed, or deposit of lignite.

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(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 795, Sec. 3, 69 Stat. 680.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT

The mining laws of the United States, referred to in text, are

classified generally to this title.

For definition of "Leasing Act minerals", referred to in text,

see section 541e of this title.

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, Sec. 1,

68 Stat. 921, and amended, which is classified generally to chapter

23 (Sec. 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.

The 1872 Mining Act, as amended, referred to in text, is act May

10, 1872, ch. 152, 17 Stat. 91, as amended. That act was

incorporated into the Revised Statutes as R.S. Secs. 2319 to 2328,

2331, 2333 to 2337, and 2344, which are classified to sections 22

to 24, 26 to 28, 29, 30, 33 to 35, 37, 39 to 42, and 47 of this

title. For complete classification of R.S. Secs. 2319 to 2328,

2331, 2333 to 2337, and 2344 to the Code, see Tables.

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30 USC Sec. 541c 01/06/03

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Sec. 541c. Lands where coal deposits have been reserved to the

United States

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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.

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

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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, Sec. 1,

68 Stat. 921, and amended, which is classified generally to chapter

23 (Sec. 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.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 541d of this title.

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30 USC Sec. 541d 01/06/03

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Sec. 541d. Location of source materials by holders of coal leases

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The holders of coal leases issued under the provision of the

mineral leasing laws, including chapter 7 of this title, prior to

August 11, 1955, or thereafter if based upon a prospecting permit

issued prior to that date, upon the discovery during the term of

such lease of valuable source material in any bed or deposit of

lignite situated within the leased lands, shall have the exclusive

right to locate such source material under the provisions of this

chapter but the mining and disposal of such source material shall

be subject to the operating provisions of the lease and to the

provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 [42 U.S.C. 2011 et

seq.]: Provided, That the provisions of this section shall not

apply to coal prospecting, permits or leases on lands embraced

within entered, granted or patented lands described in section 541c

of this title.

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(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 795, Sec. 5, 69 Stat. 680.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT

For definition of "mineral leasing laws", referred to in text,

see section 541e of this title.

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, Sec. 1,

68 Stat. 921, and amended, which is classified generally to chapter

23 (Sec. 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.

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30 USC Sec. 541e 01/06/03

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Sec. 541e. Definitions

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As used in this chapter "mineral leasing laws" shall mean the Act

of October 20, 1914 (38 Stat. 741); the Act of February 25, 1920

(41 Stat. 437) [30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.]; the Act of April 17, 1926

(44 Stat. 301) [30 U.S.C. 271 et seq.]; the Act of February 7, 1927

(44 Stat. 1057) [30 U.S.C. 281 et seq.]; and all Acts heretofore or

hereafter enacted which are amendatory of or supplementary to any

of the foregoing Acts; "Leasing Act minerals" shall mean all

minerals which, upon August 11, 1955, are provided in the mineral

leasing laws to be disposed of thereunder; "lignite" shall mean

coal classified as ASTM designation: D 388-38, according to the

standards established in the American Society for Testing Materials

on Coal and Coke under standard specifications for Classification

of Coals by Rank, contained in public-land deposits considered as

valuable under the coal-land classification standards established

by the Secretary of the Interior and prescribed in section 30, Code

of Federal Regulations, part 201; and "source material" shall mean

uranium, thorium, or any other material which is determined by the

Atomic Energy Commission pursuant to the provisions of section 2091

of title 42 to be source material.

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(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 795, Sec. 6, 69 Stat. 680.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT

Act of October 20, 1914, referred to in text, is act Oct. 20,

1914, ch. 330, 38 Stat. 741, known as the Alaska Coal Lands Act,

which was repealed by Pub. L. 86-252, Sec. 1, Sept. 9, 1959, 73

Stat. 490. The subject matter of this Act is generally covered by

subchapters I to VII (Sec. 181 et seq.) of chapter 3A of this

title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code prior to

repeal, see Tables.

Act of February 25, 1920, referred to in text, is act Feb. 25,

1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, as amended, known as the Mineral

Leasing Act, which is classified generally to chapter 3A (Sec. 181

et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to

the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 181 of this

title and Tables.

Act of April 17, 1926, referred to in text, is act Apr. 17, 1926,

ch. 158, 44 Stat. 301, as amended, which is classified generally to

subchapter VIII (Sec. 271 et seq.) of chapter 3A of this title. For

complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Act of February 7, 1927, referred to in text, is act Feb. 7,

1927, ch. 66, 44 Stat. 1057, as amended, which enacted subchapter

IX (Sec. 281 et seq.) of chapter 3A of this title, amended sections

181 and 193 of this title, and repealed subchapter VII (Sec. 141 et

seq.) of chapter 3 of this title. For complete classification of

this Act to the Code, see Tables.

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TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by

sections 5814 and 5841 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

See, also, Transfer of Functions notes set out under those

sections.

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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 541 of this title.

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30 USC Sec. 541f 01/06/03

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Sec. 541f. Disbursement of moneys

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All moneys received under the provisions of this chapter shall be

paid into the Treasury of the United States and distributed in the

same manner as provided in section 191 of this title and sections

437, 438, and 439 (!1) of title 48.

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(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 795, Sec. 7, 69 Stat. 681.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT

Sections 437, 438, and 439 of title 48, referred to in text, were

repealed by Pub. L. 86-252, Sec. 1, Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 490.

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(!1) See References in Text note below.

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30 USC Sec. 541g 01/06/03

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Sec. 541g. Rules and regulations

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to issue such rules

and regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate

the purposes of this chapter.

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(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 795, Sec. 8, 69 Stat. 681.)

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30 USC Sec. 541h 01/06/03

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Sec. 541h. Savings provision

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Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to amend or repeal any

provisions of chapter 12 of this title, or any right granted

thereunder.

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(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 795, Sec. 9, 69 Stat. 681.)

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30 USC Sec. 541i 01/06/03

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Sec. 541i. Withdrawal of lands from entry; expiration of claims

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Twenty years after August 11, 1955, all lands subject to the

provisions of section 541 of this title shall be withdrawn from all

forms of entry under this chapter. All claims made pursuant to the

provisions of this chapter shall expire at that time, except for

(1) claims for which patent has already been issued, and (2) claims

on which application for patent has already been made and on which

patent is subsequently issued: Provided, That, if the President

shall so provide by Executive order, the provisions of this section

shall not become effective until thirty years after August 11,

1955.

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(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 795, Sec. 10, 69 Stat. 681.)

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