30 U.S.C. 226: Lease of oil and gas lands

2022

• Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(a)(1)(B), substituted "162/3 percent" for "12½ per centum" wherever appearing. Law text
• Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(e)(1)(A)(i), substituted "paragraph (2)" for "paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection" and struck out at end "Lands for which no bids are received or for which the highest bid is less than the national minimum acceptable bid shall be offered promptly wit… Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(a)(1)(A), substituted "at a rate of not less than 162/3" for "at a rate of not less than 12.5" and inserted "or, in the case of a lease issued during the 10-year period beginning on August 16, 2022, 162/3 percent in amount or value of the production removed or sold from the … Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(b)(1), substituted "$10 per acre during the 10-year period beginning on August 16, 2022." for "$2 per acre for a period of 2 years from December 22, 1987." Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(b)(2), substituted "$10 per acre" for "$2 per acre". Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(e)(1)(A)(ii), struck out par. (3) which related to certain vested interests in mineral estates held by the United States. Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(e)(1)(B), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which related to lands subject to leasing under subsec. (b) and first qualified applicants. Law text · (c)
• Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(c)(1), substituted "$3 per acre per year during the 2-year period beginning on the date the lease begins for new leases, and after the end of that 2-year period, $5 per acre per year for the following 6-year period, and not less than $15 per acre per year therea… Law text · (d)
• Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(e)(1)(C), added subsec. (e) and struck out former subsec. (e). Text read as follows: "Competitive and noncompetitive leases issued under this section shall be for a primary term of 10 years: Provided, however, That competitive leases issued in special tar sand a… Law text · (e)
• Pub. L. 117–169, §50262(d), added subsec. (q). Law text · (q)

2014

• Pub. L. 113–291, §3022(a)(1), inserted ", except as provided in subparagraph (C)" after "by oral bidding". (Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 113–291, §3022(a)(2), added subpar. (C). (Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015) Law text · (b)

2005

• Pub. L. 109–58, §350(b), inserted ", subject to paragraph (2)(B)," after "Thereafter, the Secretary". (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 109–58, §350(a), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpars. (B) to (D). (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 109–58, §369(j)(1), designated first sentence as cl. (i), substituted "5,760" for "five thousand one hundred and twenty", designated second and third sentences as cls. (ii) and (iii), respectively, and added cl. (iv). (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 109–58, §366, added subsec. (p). (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (p)

1995

• Pub. L. 104–66 struck out at end "The Secretary shall report to Congress at the beginning of each regular session all such agreements entered into during the previous year which involve unleased Government lands." (Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995) Law text · (j)

1994

• Pub. L. 103–437 substituted "Natural Resources" for "Interior and Insular Affairs" before "of the United States House". · (b)

1992

• Pub. L. 102–486, §2507(a)(1), substituted "under paragraphs (2) and (3)" for "under paragraph (2)". · (b)
• Pub. L. 102–486, §2507(a)(2), added par. (3). · (b)
• Pub. L. 102–486, §2509, substituted "Competitive and noncompetitive leases issued under this section shall be for a primary term of 10 years: Provided, however," for "Competitive leases issued under this section shall be for a primary term of five years and noncompetitive leases for a … · (e)
• Pub. L. 102–486, §2508(a), added subsec. (o). · (o)

1987

• Pub. L. 100–203, §5102(a), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "If the lands to be leased are within any known geological structure of a producing oil or gas field, they shall be leased to the highest responsible qualified bidder by competitive … · (b)
• Pub. L. 100–203, §5102(b), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: "If the lands to be leased are not subject to leasing under subsection (b) of this section, the person first making application for the lease who is qualified to hold a lease unde… · (c)
• Pub. L. 100–203, §5102(c), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: "All leases issued under this section shall be conditioned upon payment by the lessee of a rental of not less than 50 cents per acre for each year of the lease. Each year's lease … · (d)
• Pub. L. 100–203, §5102(d)(1), added subsecs. (f) to (h) and redesignated former subsecs. (f) to (k) as (i) to (n), respectively. · (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n)

1981

• Pub. L. 97–78, §1(6)(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). · (b)
• Pub. L. 97–78, §1(6)(b), substituted "subject to leasing under subsection (b) of this section" for "within any known geological structure of a producing oil or gas field". · (c)
• Pub. L. 97–78, §1(6)(c), inserted proviso that competitive leases in special tar sand areas be for a primary term of ten years. · (e)
• Pub. L. 97–78, §1(8), added subsec. (k). · (k)

1960

• Pub. L. 86–705 generally amended this section and sections 226d and 226e of this title, combining all three sections and subdividing provisions into subsections (a) to (j) of this section. Among other changes were: substitution of a fixed 10-year term for a renewable 5-year term for noncompetitive …
• Pub. L. 86–507 authorized notice of withdrawal to be given by certified mail.