30-U.S.C.-273

§273 – Lease of Lands Not Covered By Permits Or Leases; Acreage; Rental

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• Reference: Section 273
• Legend: §273 – Lease of Lands Not Covered By Permits Or Leases; Acreage; Rental
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

Lands known to contain valuable deposits of sulphur and not covered by permits or leases shall be held subject to lease by the Secretary of the Interior through advertisement, competitive bidding, or such other methods as he may by general regulations adopt and in such areas as he shall fix, not exceeding six hundred and forty acres; all leases to be conditioned upon the payment by the lessee of such royalty as may be fixed in the lease and the payment in advance of a rental of 50 cents per acre per annum, the rental paid for any one year to be credited against the royalties accruing for that year.

(Apr. 17, 1926, ch. 158, §3, 44 Stat. 301.)

Codification

Section was not enacted as part of act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which comprises this chapter.

U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage

Subchapter VIII – Sulphur in the Legal Encyclopedia: Mining

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30-U.S.C.-283 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Permits

In this entry about 30-U.S.C.-283, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to permits in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States permits-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.

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