Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Chapter 23 — Geothermal Resources
§ 1016. Administration
Statutory text
Administration of this chapter shall be under the principles of multiple use of lands and resources, and geothermal leases shall, insofar as feasible, allow for coexistence of other leases of the same lands for deposits of minerals under the laws applicable to them, for the location and production of claims under the mining laws, and for other uses of the areas covered by them. Operations under such other leases or for such other uses, however, shall not unreasonably interfere with or endanger operations under any lease issued pursuant to this chapter, nor shall operations under leases so issued unreasonably interfere with or endanger operations under any lease, license, claim, or permit issued pursuant to the provisions of any other Act.
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.
Geothermal Steam Act of 1970
Pub. L. 91–581 § 17 · 84 Stat. 1566
Enacted · 30 U.S.C. § 1016
Pub. L. 91–581, § 17, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1571
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 91–581, § 17, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1571Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 17. Administration of this Act shall be under the principles of multiple use of lands and resources, and geothermal leases shall, insofar as feasible, allow for coexistence of other leases of the same lands for deposits of minerals under the laws applicable to them, for the location and production of claims under the mining laws, and for other uses of the areas covered by them. Operations under such other leases or for such other uses, however, shall not unreasonably interfere with or endanger operations under any lease issued pursuant to this Act. nor shall operations under leases so issued unreasonably interfere with or endanger operations under any lease, license, claim, or permit issued pursuant to the provisions of any other Act.John Rishel Geothermal Steam Act Amendments of 2005
Pub. L. 109–58 title II § 236(17) · 119 Stat. 594
Inserted · 30 U.S.C. § 1016
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
(17) Section 17 (30 U.S.C. 1016) is amended by striking “sec. 17. Administration” and inserting the following: “SEC. 17. ADMINISTRATION. “Administration” .
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
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(Pub. L. 91–581, § 17, , 84 Stat. 1571; Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 236(17), , 119 Stat. 672.)