§ 529. — Helium lands subject to entry.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC529]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 12--MULTIPLE MINERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAME TRACTS
Sec. 529. Helium lands subject to entry
Lands withdrawn from the public domain which are within (a) Helium
Reserve Numbered 1, pursuant to Executive orders of March 21, 1924, and
January 28, 1926, and (b) Helium Reserve Numbered 2 pursuant to
Executive Order 6184 of June 26, 1933, shall be subject to entry and
location under the mining laws of the United States, and to permit and
lease under the mineral leasing laws, upon determination by the
Secretary of the Interior, based upon available geologic and other
information, that there is no reasonable probability that operations
pursuant to entry or location of the particular lands under the mining
laws, or pursuant to a permit or lease of the particular lands under the
Mineral Leasing Act [30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.], will result in the
extraction or cause loss or waste of the helium-bearing gas in the lands
of such reserves: Provided, That the lands shall not become subject to
entry, location, permit or lease until such time as the Secretary
designates in an order published in the Federal Register: And provided
further, That the Secretary may at any time as a condition to continued
mineral operations require the entryman, locator, permittee or lessee to
take such measures either above or below the surface of the lands as the
Secretary deems necessary to prevent loss or waste of the helium-bearing
gas.
(Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 730, Sec. 9, 68 Stat. 715.)
References in Text
The mining laws of the United States, referred to in text, are
classified generally to this title.
For definition of ``mineral leasing laws'', referred to in text, see
section 530 of this title.
The Mineral Leasing Act, referred to in text, is act Feb. 25, 1920,
ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, as amended, which is classified generally to
chapter 3A (Sec. 181 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 181
of this title and Tables.
