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30 USC CHAPTER 5 - LEASE OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN OR
UNDER RAILROADS AND OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY 01/03/2007

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 5 - LEASE OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN OR UNDER RAILROADS AND
OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY

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CHAPTER 5 - LEASE OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN OR UNDER RAILROADS AND
OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY

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Sec.
301. Authorization for lease of oil and gas deposits; by
and to whom leased.
302. Assignment of lease; subletting.
303. Conditions precedent to award of lease; preferred
class; bidding.
304. Provisions authorized in lease.
305. Royalties under lease.
306. Rules and regulations.

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30 USC Sec. 301 01/03/2007

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 5 - LEASE OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN OR UNDER RAILROADS AND
OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY

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Sec. 301. Authorization for lease of oil and gas deposits; by and
to whom leased

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Whenever the Secretary of the Interior shall deem it to be
consistent with the public interest he is authorized to lease
deposits of oil and gas in or under lands embraced in railroad or
other rights of way acquired under any law of the United States,
whether the same be a base fee or mere easement: Provided, That,
except as hereinafter authorized, no lease shall be executed
hereunder except to the municipality, corporation, firm,
association, or individual by whom such right of way was acquired,
or to the lawful successor, assignee, or transferee of such
municipality, corporation, firm, association, or individual.

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(May 21, 1930, ch. 307, Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 373.)

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30 USC Sec. 302 01/03/2007

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 5 - LEASE OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN OR UNDER RAILROADS AND
OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY

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Sec. 302. Assignment of lease; subletting

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The right conferred by this chapter may, subject to the approval
of the Secretary of the Interior, be assigned or sublet by the
owner thereof to any corporation, firm, association, or individual.

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(May 21, 1930, ch. 307, Sec. 2, 46 Stat. 373.)

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30 USC Sec. 303 01/03/2007

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 5 - LEASE OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN OR UNDER RAILROADS AND
OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY

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Sec. 303. Conditions precedent to award of lease; preferred class;
bidding

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Prior to the award of any lease under section 301 of this title,
the Secretary of the Interior shall notify the owner or lessee of
adjoining lands and allow him a reasonable time, to be fixed in the
notice given, within which to submit an offer or bid of the amount
or percentage of compensatory royalty that such owner will agree to
pay for the extraction through wells on his or its adjoining land,
of the oil or gas under and from such adjoining right of way, and
at the same time afford the holder of the railroad or other right
of way a like opportunity within the same time to submit its bid or
offer as to the amount or percentage of royalty it will agree to
pay, if a lease for the extraction of the oil and gas deposits
under the right of way be awarded to the holder of such right of
way. In case of competing offers by the said parties in interest,
the Secretary shall award the right to extract the oil and gas to
the bidder, duly qualified, making the offer in his opinion most
advantageous to the United States. In case but one bid or offer is
received after notice duly given, he may, in his discretion, award
the right to extract the oil and gas to such bidder.

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(May 21, 1930, ch. 307, Sec. 3, 46 Stat. 374.)

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30 USC Sec. 304 01/03/2007

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 5 - LEASE OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN OR UNDER RAILROADS AND
OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY

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Sec. 304. Provisions authorized in lease

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Any lease granted by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to
this chapter may, in the discretion of said Secretary, contain a
provision giving the lessee the right, with the approval of said
Secretary, to shut down the operation of any well or wells the
operation of which has become unprofitable, to resume operations
when such resumption may result in profit, and to abandon any well
or wells that cease to produce oil and/or gas in paying quantities.

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(May 21, 1930, ch. 307, Sec. 4, 46 Stat. 374.)

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30 USC Sec. 305 01/03/2007

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 5 - LEASE OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN OR UNDER RAILROADS AND
OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY

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Sec. 305. Royalties under lease

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The royalty to be paid to the United States under any lease to be
issued, or agreement made pursuant to this chapter, shall be
determined by the Secretary of the Interior, in no case to be less
than 12 1/2 per centum in amount or value of the production, nor
for more than twenty years: Provided, That when the oil or gas is
produced from land adjacent to the right of way the amount or value
of the royalty to be paid to the United States shall be within the
discretion of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further, That
when the daily average production of any oil well does not exceed
ten barrels per day said Secretary may, in his discretion, reduce
the royalty on subsequent production.

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(May 21, 1930, ch. 307, Sec. 5, 46 Stat. 374.)

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30 USC Sec. 306 01/03/2007

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TITLE 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 5 - LEASE OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN OR UNDER RAILROADS AND
OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY

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Sec. 306. Rules and regulations

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to adopt
rules and regulations governing the exercise of the discretion and
authority conferred by this chapter, which rules and regulations
shall constitute a part of any application or lease hereunder.

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(May 21, 1930, ch. 307, Sec. 6, 46 Stat. 374.)

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