§ 28j. — Other requirements.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC28j]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 2--MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN GENERAL
Sec. 28j. Other requirements
(a) Federal Land Policy and Management Act requirements
Nothing in sections 28f to 28k of this title shall change or modify
the requirements of section 314(b) of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1744(b)), or the requirements of
section 314(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1744(c)) related to filings required by section 314(b), and such
requirements shall remain in effect with respect to claims, and mill or
tunnel sites for which fees are required to be paid under this section.
(b) Omitted
(c) Fee adjustments
(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall adjust the fees required by
sections 28f to 28k of this title to reflect changes in the Consumer
Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor every 5 years after August 10, 1993, or more
frequently if the Secretary determines an adjustment to be reasonable.
(2) The Secretary shall provide claimants notice of any adjustment
made under this subsection not later than July 1 of any year in which
the adjustment is made.
(3) A fee adjustment under this subsection shall begin to apply the
first assessment year which begins after adjustment is made.
(Pub. L. 103-66, title X, Sec. 10105, Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 406.)
Codification
Section is comprised of section 10105 of Pub. L. 103-66. Subsec. (b)
of section 10105 of Pub. L. 103-66 amended section 28 of this title.
Similar Provisions
Similar provisions were contained in Pub. L. 102-381, title I, Oct.
5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1378, 1379.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 28i, 28k of this title.
