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30 U.S.C. 188: Failure to comply with provisions of lease
Created in 1962 by Public Law 87-822. Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 30 U.S.C. 1719.
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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2022
- Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(e)(2)(A), substituted "section 226(b) of this title" for "section 226(b) or (c) of this title". Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(e)(2)(B)(i), struck out "either" after "payment of back rentals and" and "or the inclusion in a reinstated lease issued pursuant to the provisions of section 226(c) of this title of a requirement that future rentals shall be at a rate not less than $5 per acr… Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(c)(2), substituted "$20" for "$10". Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(e)(2)(B)(ii), inserted "and" after semicolon at end, struck out subpar. (A) designation before "payment", and struck out subpar. (B) which read as follows: "payment of back royalties and inclusion in a reinstated lease issued pursuant to the provisions of sec… Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(a)(2), substituted "20" for "162/3" in two places. Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(e)(2)(F), (G), redesignated subsec. (g) as (f) and struck out former subsec. (f) which related to issuance of noncompetitive oil and gas lease. Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(e)(2)(G), redesignated subsec. (h) as (g). Former subsec. (g) redesignated (f). Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(e)(2)(C)(i), substituted "in the same manner as the original lease issued pursuant to section 226 of this title" for "as a competitive or a noncompetitive oil and gas lease in the same manner as the original lease issued pursuant to section 226(b) or (c) of t… Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(e)(2)(C)(ii)–(iv), redesignated pars. (3) and (4) as (2) and (3), respectively, substituted "except" for "applicable to leases issued under section 226(c) of this title except," in par. (2), and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "Except… Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(e)(2)(G), redesignated subsec. (i) as (h). Former subsec. (h) redesignated (g). Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(e)(2)(D), substituted "subsection (d)" for "subsections (d) and (f) of this section". Law text · (h)
- Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(e)(2)(G), redesignated subsec. (j) as (i). Former subsec. (i) redesignated (h). Law text · (i)
- Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(e)(2)(E), substituted, in heading, "Royalty reduction in reinstated leases" for "Royalty reductions" and, in text, "In acting on a petition for reinstatement pursuant to subsection (d)" for "(1) In acting on a petition to issue a noncompetitive oil and gas lease, under subse… Law text · (i)
- Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(e)(2)(G), redesignated subsec. (j) as (i). Law text · (j)
2005
- Pub. L. 109–58 added subpars. (A) and (B) and struck out former subpars. (A) and (B), which related to reinstatement with respect to any lease that terminated under subsec. (b) of this section prior to Jan. 12, 1983, and reinstatement with respect to any lease that terminate… (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (d), (B)
1994
- Pub. L. 103–437 substituted "Natural Resources" for "Interior and Insular Affairs" before "of the House" in concluding provisions. · (e)
1990
- Pub. L. 101–567 added pars. (3) and (4). · (g), (4)
1987
- Pub. L. 100–203, §5104, amended first sentence generally. Prior to amendment, first sentence read as follows: "Any lease issued after August 21, 1935, under the provisions of section 226 of this title shall be subject to cancellation by the Secretary of the Interior after thirty days' … · (b)
- Pub. L. 100–203, §5102(d)(2), substituted "section 226(m)" for "section 226(j)". · (h)
1983
- Pub. L. 97–451 added subsecs. (d) to (i) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (j). · (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j)
1970
- Pub. L. 91–245, §1, inserted proviso authorizing continuance of a lease where timely paid rent is nominally deficient or miscalculated due to an error either in acreage figure stated in the lease, in any decision affecting the lease, or in a bill or decision rendered by the Secretary, … · (b)
- Pub. L. 91–245, §2, inserted provisions allowing reinstatement of a lease despite a twenty-day delay in payment of rent, made the payment of back rental accruing from the date of termination of the lease a prerequisite to such reinstatement, restricted the Secretary's power to issue a … · (c)
1962
- Pub. L. 87–822 designated existing pars. as subsecs. (a) and (b) and added subsecs. (c) and (d).
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