30 Usc 1701

30 USC 1701: Congressional statement of findings and purposes
Text contains those laws in effect on January 8, 2008
From Title 30-MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 29-OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT
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§1701. Congressional statement of findings and purposes
(a) Congress finds that(1) the Secretary of the Interior should enforce effectively and uniformly existing regulations under the mineral
leasing laws providing for the inspection of production activities on lease sites on Federal and Indian lands;
(2) the system of accounting with respect to royalties and other payments due and owing on oil and gas produced
from such lease sites is archaic and inadequate;
(3) it is essential that the Secretary initiate procedures to improve methods of accounting for such royalties and
payments and to provide for routine inspection of activities related to the production of oil and gas on such lease
sites; and
(4) the Secretary should aggressively carry out his trust responsibility in the administration of Indian oil and gas.
(b) It is the purpose of this chapter(1) to clarify, reaffirm, expand, and define the responsibilities and obligations of lessees, operators, and other
persons involved in transportation or sale of oil and gas from the Federal and Indian lands and the Outer Continental
Shelf;
(2) to clarify, reaffirm, expand and define the authorities and responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior to
implement and maintain a royalty management system for oil and gas leases on Federal lands, Indian lands, and the
Outer Continental Shelf;
(3) to require the development of enforcement practices that ensure the prompt and proper collection and
disbursement of oil and gas revenues owed to the United States and Indian lessors and those inuring to the benefit
of States;
(4) to fulfill the trust responsibility of the United States for the administration of Indian oil and gas resources; and
(5) to effectively utilize the capabilities of the States and Indian tribes in developing and maintaining an efficient
and effective Federal royalty management system.
( Pub. L. 97–451, §2, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2448 .)

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Pub. L. 104–185, §11, Aug. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1717 , provided that: "Except as provided by section 115(h)
[30 U.S.C. 1724(h)], section 111(h) [30 U.S.C. 1721(h)], section 111(k)(5) [30 U.S.C. 1721(k)(5)], and section
117 [30 U.S.C. 1726] of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (as added by this Act),
this Act [see Short Title of 1996 Amendment note below], and the amendments made by this Act, shall
apply with respect to the production of oil and gas after the first day of the month following the date of the
enactment of this Act [Aug. 13, 1996]."

Effective Date
Section 305 of Pub. L. 97–451 provided that: "The provisions of this Act [enacting this chapter, amending
sections 188 and 191 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and sections
1714 and 1752 of this title] shall apply to oil and gas leases issued before, on, or after the date of the
enactment of this Act [Jan. 12, 1983], except that in the case of a lease issued before such date, no
provision of this Act or any rule or regulation prescribed under this Act shall alter the express and specific
provisions of such a lease."

Short Title of 1996 Amendment
Pub. L. 104–185, §1, Aug. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1700 , provided that: "This Act [enacting sections 1721a and
1724 to 1726 of this title, amending sections 1702, 1712, 1721, and 1735 of this title, repealing section 1339 of Title
43, Public Lands, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section, section 1732 of this title, and

section 1339 of Title 43] may be cited as the 'Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of

1996'."

Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 97–451 provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter, amending sections 188 and 191
of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 1714 and 1752 of this
title] may be cited as the 'Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982'."

Applicability of 1996 Amendment
Pub. L. 104–185, §9, Aug. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1717 , provided that: "The amendments made by this Act
[see Short Title of 1996 Amendment note above] shall not apply with respect to Indian lands, and the
provisions of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 [30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.] as in effect
on the day before the date of enactment of this Act [Aug. 13, 1996] shall continue to apply after such date
with respect to Indian lands."
Pub. L. 104–185, §10, Aug. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1717 , provided that: "This Act [see Short Title of 1996
Amendment note above] shall not apply to any privately owned minerals."

Construction of 1996 Amendment
Pub. L. 104–185, §12, Aug. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1717 , provided that: "Nothing in this Act [see Short Title of
1996 Amendment note above] shall be construed to give a State a property right or interest in any
Federal lease or land."