§ 1025. Federal reservation of certain mineral rights

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. 1970

   Geothermal Steam Act of 1970

   Pub. L. 91–581 § 27 · 84 Stat. 1566

   Enacted · 30 U.S.C. § 1025

   Pub. L. 91–581, § 27, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1574

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 91–581, § 27, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1574

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 27. The United States reserves the ownership of and the right to extract under such rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe oil hydrocarbon gas, and helium from all geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources produced from lands leased under this Act in accordance with presently applicable laws; Provided, That whenever the right to extract oil, hydrocarbon gas, and helium from geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources produced from such lands is exercised pursuant to this section, it shall be exercised so as to cause no substantial interference with the production of geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources from such lands.

2. 2005

   John Rishel Geothermal Steam Act Amendments of 2005

   Pub. L. 109–58 title II § 236(1) · 119 Stat. 594

   1. Inserted · 30 U.S.C. § 1025

      Pub. L. 109–58 inserted section catchline

   2. Substituted · 30 U.S.C. § 1025

      Pub. L. 109–58 substituted “geothermal resources” for “geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources” wherever appearing in text

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 109–58 inserted section catchline and substituted “geothermal resources” for “geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources” wherever appearing in text.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) 30 USC 1001, 1002, 1005, 1020, 1022, 1024–1026. By striking “geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources” each place it appears and inserting “geothermal resources”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision