§ 1756. — Expanded royalty obligations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC1756]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 29--OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1756. Expanded royalty obligations
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.
(Pub. L. 97-451, title III, Sec. 308, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2462.)
