§ 541c. — Lands where coal deposits have been reserved to the United States.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC541c]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 12A--ENTRY AND LOCATION ON COAL LANDS ON DISCOVERY OF SOURCE
MATERIAL
Sec. 541c. Lands where coal deposits have been reserved to the
United States
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.
(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 795, Sec. 4, 69 Stat. 680.)
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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 541d of this title.