§ 193. — Disposition of deposits of coal, and so forth.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC193]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 3A--LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 193. Disposition of deposits of coal, and so forth
The deposits of coal, phosphate, sodium, potassium, oil, oil shale,
and gas, herein referred to, in lands valuable for such minerals,
including lands and deposits in Lander, Wyoming, coal entries numbered
18 to 49, inclusive, shall be subject to disposition only in the form
and manner provided in this chapter, except as provided in sections 1716
and 1719 of title 43, and except as to valid claims existent on February
25, 1920, and thereafter maintained in compliance with the laws under
which initiated, which claims may be perfected under such laws,
including discovery.
(Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, Sec. 37, 41 Stat. 451; Feb. 7, 1927, ch. 66,
Sec. 5, 44 Stat. 1058; Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 916, Sec. 11, 60 Stat. 957;
Pub. L. 95-554, Sec. 4, Oct. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 2074.)
Codification
Section was from act Feb. 25, 1920, in which words now reading ``in
Lander, Wyoming, coal entries numbered 18 to 49, inclusive,'' originally
read ``described in the joint resolution entitled `Joint resolution
authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to permit the continuation of
coal mining operations on certain lands in Wyoming,' approved August 12,
1912, (Thirty-seven Statutes at Large p. 1346).'' The change was
effected by interpolation, in lieu of the reference to the 1912
resolution, the actual description of lands contained in said
resolution.
Amendments
1978--Pub. L. 95-554 provided for disposition of minerals as
provided in sections 1716 and 1719 of title 43.
1946--Act Aug. 8, 1946, excluded from section 5 of act Feb. 7, 1927,
the incorporation, by reference, of section 181 of this title, and
reenacted inclusion of deposits of potassium.
1927--Act Feb. 7, 1927, included deposits of potassium.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 275, 285 of this title;
title 10 sections 7421, 7435.
