§ 554. — Lands subject to chapter.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC554]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 13--CONTROL OF COAL-MINE FIRES
Sec. 554. Lands subject to chapter
The acts authorized in section 553 of this title may be performed--
(a) on lands owned or controlled by the United States or any of
its agencies, with the cooperation of the agency having jurisdiction
thereof; and
(b) on any other lands, upon obtaining proper consent or the
necessary rights or interests in such lands: Provided, however, That
expenditure of Federal funds for this purpose in any privately owned
operating coal mine shall be limited to the acts authorized in
section 553(a) of this title.
(Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1156, Sec. 4, 68 Stat. 1009.)
