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Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining

Chapter 23 — Geothermal Resources

§ 1010. Suspension of operations and production

Statutory text

The Secretary, upon application by the lessee, may authorize the lessee to suspend operations and production on a producing lease and he may, on his own motion, in the interest of conservation suspend operations on any lease but in either case he may extend the lease term for the period of any suspension, and he may waive, suspend, or reduce the rental or royalty required in such lease.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Geothermal Steam Act of 1970

    Pub. L. 91–581 § 11 · 84 Stat. 1566

    Enacted · 30 U.S.C. § 1010

    Pub. L. 91–581, § 11, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1570

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 91–581, § 11, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1570

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 11. The Secretary, upon application by the lessee, may authorize the lessee to suspend operations and production on a producing lease and he may, on his own motion, in the interest of conservation suspend operations on any lease but in either case he may extend the lease term for the period of any suspension, and he may waive, suspend, or reduce the rental or royalty required in such lease.

  2. John Rishel Geothermal Steam Act Amendments of 2005

    Pub. L. 109–58 title II § 236(11) · 119 Stat. 594

    Inserted · 30 U.S.C. § 1010

    Pub. L. 109–58 inserted section catchline

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 109–58 inserted section catchline.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (11) Section 11 (30 U.S.C. 1010) is amended by striking “sec. 11. The” and inserting the following: “SEC. 11. SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION.   “The” .

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2005—Pub. L. 109–58 inserted section catchline.

Credits

1970–2005 · 2 acts
  1. 1970Pub. L. 91–581, § 11, , 84 Stat. 1570
  2. 2005Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 236(11), , 119 Stat. 672.
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(Pub. L. 91–581, § 11, , 84 Stat. 1570; Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 236(11), , 119 Stat. 672.)

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