§ 1713. — Required recordkeeping.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC1713]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 29--OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER I--FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 1713. Required recordkeeping
(a) Maintenance and availability of records, reports, and information
for inspection and duplication
A lessee, operator, or other person directly involved in developing,
producing, transporting, purchasing, or selling oil or gas subject to
this chapter through the point of first sale or the point of royalty
computation, whichever is later, shall establish and maintain any
records, make any reports, and provide any information that the
Secretary may, by rule, reasonably require for the purposes of
implementing this chapter or determining compliance with rules or orders
under this chapter. Upon the request of any officer or employee duly
designated by the Secretary or any State or Indian tribe conducting an
audit or investigation pursuant to this chapter, the appropriate
records, reports, or information which may be required by this section
shall be made available for inspection and duplication by such officer
or employee, State, or Indian tribe.
(b) Length of time maintenance required
Records required by the Secretary with respect to oil and gas leases
from Federal or Indian lands or the Outer Continental Shelf shall be
maintained for 6 years after the records are generated unless the
Secretary notifies the record holder that he has initiated an audit or
investigation involving such records and that such records must be
maintained for a longer period. In any case when an audit or
investigation is underway, records shall be maintained until the
Secretary releases the record holder of the obligation to maintain such
records.
(Pub. L. 97-451, title I, Sec. 103, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2451.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1724 of this title.
