§ 196. — Cooperative agreements; delegation of authority.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC196]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 3A--LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 196. Cooperative agreements; delegation of authority
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 1992 and
each year thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior or his designee is
authorized to--
(a) enter into a cooperative agreement or agreements with any
State or Indian tribe to share royalty management information, to
carry out inspection, auditing, investigation or enforcement (not
including the collection of royalties, civil penalties, or other
payments) activities in cooperation with the Secretary, except that
the Secretary shall not enter into such cooperative agreement with a
State with respect to any such activities on Indian lands except
with the permission of the Indian tribe involved; and
(b) upon written request of any State, to delegate to the State
all or part of the authorities and responsibilities of the Secretary
under the authorizing leasing statutes, leases, and regulations
promulgated pursuant thereto to conduct audits, investigations, and
inspections, except that the Secretary shall not undertake such a
delegation with respect to any Indian lands except with permission
of the Indian tribe involved,
with respect to any lease authorizing exploration for or development of
coal, any other solid mineral, or geothermal steam on any Federal lands
or Indian lands within the State or with respect to any lease or portion
of a lease subject to section 1337(g) of title 43, on the same terms and
conditions as those authorized for oil and gas leases under sections
1732, 1733, 1735, and 1736 of this title and the regulations duly
promulgated with respect thereto: Provided further, That section 1734 of
this title shall apply to leases authorizing exploration for or
development of coal, any other solid mineral, or geothermal steam on any
Federal lands, or to any lease or portion of a lease subject to section
1337(g) of title 43: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
compensate any State or Indian tribe for those costs which are necessary
to carry out activities conducted pursuant to such cooperative agreement
or delegation.
(Pub. L. 102-154, title I, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1001.)
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41
Stat. 437, known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which comprises this
chapter.
