Mineral Leasing Act

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United States federal statute natural resources law

The Mineral Leasing Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the leasing and development of publicly owned mineral resources such as oil, gas, coal, and other fuels on federal lands.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Mineral Leasing Act canonical	4
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ natural resources law ⓘ
administeredBy	U.S. Bureau of Land Management ⓘ surface form: Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for certain onshore-related provisions ⓘ United States Department of the Interior ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure fair return to the public for mineral extraction ⓘ promote orderly development of federal mineral resources ⓘ protect environmental and surface interests in mineral development ⓘ
appliesTo	certain nonmetallic minerals on federal lands ⓘ federal lands ⓘ onshore coal leasing on federal lands ⓘ onshore federal lands ⓘ onshore oil and gas leasing on federal lands ⓘ public domain lands ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distinguishesFrom	hardrock minerals governed by the General Mining Act of 1872 ⓘ
establishes	bonus bid system for mineral leases ⓘ rental payment requirements for mineral leases ⓘ royalty payment requirements for mineral production ⓘ system of competitive leasing for certain minerals ⓘ
governs	coal leases on federal lands ⓘ development of mineral resources on federal lands ⓘ leasing of mineral resources on federal lands ⓘ natural gas leases on federal lands ⓘ oil leases on federal lands ⓘ oil shale leases on federal lands ⓘ phosphate leases on federal lands ⓘ potassium leases on federal lands ⓘ sodium leases on federal lands ⓘ sulfur leases on federal lands ⓘ
includes	provisions for cancellation of leases ⓘ provisions for drainage and unitization ⓘ provisions for surface owner protections ⓘ provisions for suspension of operations and production ⓘ
regulates	assignment of mineral leases ⓘ lease durations for mineral development ⓘ lease sizes for mineral development ⓘ renewal of mineral leases ⓘ terms and conditions of mineral leases ⓘ
relatedTo	Federal Land Policy and Management Act ⓘ General Mining Act of 1872 for certain minerals on federal lands ⓘ surface form: General Mining Act of 1872 National Environmental Policy Act ⓘ Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ⓘ
replaced	General Mining Act of 1872 for certain minerals on federal lands ⓘ
requires	compliance with lease terms and regulations by lessees ⓘ payment of royalties to the federal government ⓘ
subjectOf	federal court decisions on mineral rights ⓘ regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Office of Natural Resources Revenue → hasLegalAuthority → Mineral Leasing Act ⓘ

Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 → relatedTo → Mineral Leasing Act ⓘ

Federal Land Policy and Management Act → relatedTo → Mineral Leasing Act ⓘ

FOGRMA → relatedTo → Mineral Leasing Act ⓘ

United States public land law → relatedStatute → Mineral Leasing Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mineral Leasing Act of 1920