30-U.S.C.-1417
§1417 – Duration of Licenses and Permits
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Title 30 > Chapter 26 > Subchapter I > Section 1417
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- Reference: Section 1417
- Legend: §1417 – Duration of Licenses and Permits
- USCode Year: 2013
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(a) Duration of a license
Each license for exploration shall be issued for a period of 10 years. If the licensee has substantially complied with the license and the exploration plan associated therewith and has requested extensions of the license, the Administrator shall extend the license on terms, conditions, and restrictions consistent with this chapter and the regulations issued under this chapter for periods of not more than 5 years each.
(b) Duration of a permit
Each permit for commercial recovery shall be issued for a term of 20 years and for so long thereafter as hard mineral resources are recovered annually in commercial quantities from the area to which the recovery plan associated with the permit applies. The permit of any permittee who is not recovering hard mineral resources in commercial quantities at the end of 10 years shall be terminated; except that the Administrator shall for good cause shown, including force majeure, adverse economic conditions, unavoidable delays in construction, major unanticipated vessel repairs that prevent the permittee from conducting commercial recovery activities during an annual period, or other circumstances beyond the control of the permittee, extend the 10-year period, but not beyond the initial 20-year term of the permit.
(Pub. L. 96–283, title I, §107, June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 567.)
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