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 . TITLE 30.-=-MINERAL

. Chawer 1.-=’l`HE BUREAU QF MINES. ‘ ~ 1. Bureau of Beiixws; establishment; Jdirector; experts and othér {»mp!éy2—e:s._ _ . · . _ . . U 43, I;m»stignti©¤‘0§ {mwah deposit? appmgriaticn; [New.] W , ·— _ ii;. Cmpemticn withiadivigkaalé/éaruicipalitics, `etc.; contracts with gwuers; agmemgnts to ptlccs. {New.] ‘ _ . 11. Purchase of supp1ics·¤r_ pmc1iri~menfof services for Bureau. of _! Mlmsl · “ ‘ . .- y _ . 1. WRIE of Miges; {establishment; director; experts and wher gmphyeés; · _ , _  » _ ` _'I‘r•¤f¢1·' •£ B¤ret¤ Hite! $¤_§epirt¤¢§f_éf _C€§h;crce by Execatin wd¤·.-—Tl:é- $m‘·ea_¤ 0{~Ml¤98 and th§ employees lherrgot, except those gmplayem eagged on ci!-leasing agd. mine-lwsinglwbrk, were _t—m¤sferrq1 {mm thé Beiiéxfmcul 0£_t§e`-I grim- to the D€[?*8Ftm€Dti af fcmmercc hy an Executive order slg od by the Presndent An_ Jaxx? 4, 1325, eEective,fr0m and jncluding. Jaly 1,-1925, as authorized hy Act i·`eb, 14, 1903 (32 Stat;. 826). _ I - _ , ‘_ Q 4a. kweaigatiou "of Q tish }dep0$its;` appmpriation.-eTl1ér¢‘ is lzémby éutheruedftc be 8{}§i'Q§1‘i&t§d?_`0\1£ .0£·`any`m0m>ys.in the Twas natctherwige app1·0pris1ted,`the SEQ! of $100,000 fmt {tim :'i:~¤<:¤·l ¤nc 36,.1927, and a similat 8lIl0l1Dt.fO1°_ each `§Il(*(*9€diBg jlscal ;va&x· for lfopr years, to be expended Zas may {ye uwtugllfagzfeecl upon `by the Secretary of thé .II}t€l'i01‘ and the Secretary of Coqmerée for the purpose of determining · thé I<l»c·atli{m, extent, and mode ‘ of occurrence bf pothsh deposgits in me United States 'aml éoxiducting the¢`n*qcessary_.Izlborat0ijy“ was incident thereto. (Juue.25, 1926, c. 674Q 5 1,:44 Stat. 768.). l ‘ Sew section. This section aqd ‘thé section next following ar{e`an . Act cgfitlcd "Aa Act ;mtb6rl·sing‘ investigations by- the Secretany-i cf {keg Iataéxjior and the; Secretary of _C0mmerce jointly to determiné the location, extent, and mcdefof ocmrreucc potaxh deqimits in the United Stateiam} to conduct; 1ab0mti>ry·tests," citedto {vit. " . · __ * · ‘ l l ` 41:.* Céqgeratiml iith individuals, municipalities, ctc.·;_c01i4‘ tracts with. cwners; Sgiéements a3 to prices.-——1‘he "Sécremry nf _1l¤~·.I:2t1>ri0r mad, the · Secretary of Commerce jointly aré Iierlelzy amhcrized, wifhiia théir di¤creti0u,' 'tu cooperate tmdelf ,f¤ mzaal, agréemeut with‘ individuals, ass;d<;iations;·_. corporations.; ` Stalwi, muuibipulities, éqm·a~ticnal· ixwtltnnticnsg or other for the -p¤rpo&es of this Akztz? Prmvided; That befqvre undertak- _ing clriH111g cpeyétiams imdii im}; tract mg traéls of land the Swrs;·ra.ry of I Infterior and {the Secretary of Commcxjce jointly, shall cubes: into a écntmejt dr (5Qiltl';B(?t5¥ with the, owxlers l ur lm.~éc~es, or béth, of the “mingful rlgh_t.s therein, which l‘0l1II‘8C‘t_ small prmridv. among uthefthixigs, that but m0r»e·tl1an.tl1e éctual czmet of thé exj>1qmti<m shgll kxmstitute fl ·p17@~ferred claim __in fzawr of hike United States and its gebcpcmtors {against any min; cams (1t’$’€!G])€d§v8Bd the afcreshid_ cqntrgxct lor contracts shall pmvide that the lm.·;;4g1·¤<a: lessees, or béth, of said la_nd§‘:md/or miswréi righla within the radius hereinafter mwtiyrgcd, sliull I§§s’· tp the Government and its copperatcrs au amount equal téyflaéactxml Acosta of gaid.explu_m¢i0ns, ‘said·pay1;ienl%S 1:0 be made at mel: time Gr times,. in such mamier, and in .jsu<·l1 pmpm·tionsM - as said Secretaries may, in tlnélr discmtlqn, dctgrmine `t0 be vqxxitablez Prbzédcd f·¢¢rth·er,"1`hat such contract: shall mit ré- ·¤:·rh:t°tlw Swremry of the. lxatsricr and the Secretary df Comme·r<;e juilutlly in thé clwice bf drilling locations within the pinp- ·£*1'{}’}(Ji"i13 the cmzduct `éf the ex§l0riit0r5* cpemtimxs. so long 11:5.511iTh sclectionas ur conduct do not iuterfafe uxxxjmlémxablly with the use of the surfaceé of the. land uz- with the improve-. niczstzs thmmaxn, mul —suc11 contract shall lpmvidé tlmtrlthl} Uuitegl Staltus and its ¢;¤wpe·rat0;*¤s sliallvuot be liable fu; damages nn. ¥iff'¢‘i>Illill` af such re;iwnal>lp· use at the gnxrfzxce ash nm}; be llc·<*9S- wry in the ,[}i'(}[391!· condnjct of the wg»rk:‘P}·0·e·id¤€dlfe¢r!}+£*r, Thi1t” i•t*f<>re such drillixjg be (·0»mmc·m,·ed the Secretalrx.-of Hu- IH{£l!'i01S_ Q { ll P

LALVDS AND MINING LAN DS AND MINING and the:·Secrctary of Commerce joimlyshali req§ire* the oivncrs of kzmd and/or minc1f&l`rights tlxerein lyinghwithiu a_ radius of not legs thaxi one mile; of any -pmp9sed wei}, in consideration of- Q j the fprobable ‘i;u·rease ip vame m_ such lands and/or mineral

 rights._ therein .in cidem; to any discovéry of potasb and 'i}1'0¥€}€1’
 ·tQ"[)}'f?\’€Bt_K)1’0iit(~!B1'iIlg, to enter iing an agreement whereby the
 Secretary of the Interior and fhg Scéyetaxjy of C<>mmerce,*jbiutly, _

[ are `empowered to act as mferees in deta·rmiui¤g,thé maximum

 price at which- the potash riglgts in such Mads" can be sold,

which "ccvepaht shéll tqu with the lands aéd/or mineral rights . Fizhereiuz And provided fu-rther, Thaf the éwgers of such potash rights;. ·i11 consideration of the gdvantage aécming from jan equitable price for such pctash rights as e§ected by said Sec·· ._retary of ithe Interior gud Scqretary at Commerce, may be _i‘£‘Q\lil'€d to cuter Pinto. ah agrécmeng whereby th p0tash~ pm- .d1gced‘-frqm said lands shall be marketediat in excess of a "maximum dekermined by this Se<·§·e£§ry_ bf IB-, teric-ix and the JSe~<·retm·y °0t__G0mm<§r<·e jointly _ as equitable. _(Jmie 25, 1926, C. 674., § 2, 44'Stat. 768.) ‘ - - _. ,·Néiv Bécticn. See note t0_`§ 4;:. _ - _ » l 11. Purchase; of éispplies ·m·` prcéuremeni at services fa: ` ~Bur¤au of Miges.<-—The purchasé of supplies and eqixipmnt or the procurement of services for the "Bqpeau of §incs, -·at they seat of gcyernment, as well as in the Ecld outside of the District of Q0lumB'ia, 'muy be_made_i1; open market without ccmblizmce Q with section 3703* of °th¢g·ReviSéd Statutes ‘0f_ the. United States, _in the manner (!0I}jlI101l_ §_m0ng° business meh, .wh@11 the agg_rc· · gate amcuxitof thepurchasc or the Serx*ice.d0és not excéed $100 in~a11y instance. (Apr. %, 1926,0. 195, 44 Stat. 369,.) _ ` QAg3t of July 1, 1918, c. 113; § 1, 40 Stat._6?2, cbustiémtiug-§)~11; ’0f_f1‘iflc=: 30 of the Ccgiv, was superseded by this scctigmf - . Chapter °3.eLANDS— CONTAININGH COAL, PHOSPHATES, PETROLEUM, OIL, OIL SHALE, GAS, SODIUM, _POTAS· ’ .·SIUM, ETC.; AND BUILDING STONE., LEASJSIS A§D PROSPECTING l‘ERL§I*1‘S .1. Gzxmum; 'Pmvxsmxs V ‘ _ 181. Lamqds subject to disposition; right to extract helium; persons mst ‘ entitled to beneiits. . 1 . _ 183. KCancé1;1ati<m-of prospecting permits. _ = . ,184. Limitati0zg_6n~.number`0f leases tc one pc·x·'%on E/gquzhiaaniuns ar _‘ ‘ . unlawful trusts; · . _ · _ 1 Q _ Q 185.‘Rights‘0£ way for pipe limgs. - _ . · . ‘ 186. Beservatiqn of easements orrights of way for working pu·¤·;¤,¤se»s:.

 reservaficn 0.f=right to sell q~:·’I`e»a»=p surface of {adds. _

_ 187.- Assignment or sublcttlng of leases-; relinquishment df rights under . 0 - leases; condigihing in leases as tp operating pt mines, w·=·Hs, ctc. 188- Fo·rfc¤itu1·¢· nrbaneollatian qt !egse·e=.· ‘

 189. Ruleslsnd regnnlationmfrights ot Stsitesvnut atiectw.

190. Oath$ required, when. { . 1Ql. Disposition ct m0ne ys receiwd. - 3 A . _ = . · 19gZ.-Paygmmt of 1·0ya1tiees"in oil gr gas: sale- of suvh ui! or gas. 193. Dispcéitiou of deposits of coal, ctc., in Wyomi·ng. . · · . -— V4. `C}11?. AND (ms . ·— 222é,. Ektension of oil or gés f1m§pe<;ting`pérmit auttmrized. _ {New.] 222b, Extension of permits; alresgcly expired. [New.} ' · Q 8. Sv;.$·rwn. [Xe?} 271. Prii>$pe·<:tl¤g p·qrxnite;;_ lands i¤(tl\l(}€*d." 272. Iyésesn to p0rn1itt;ee¤»:; ·px·ivi_legees e~xiend¤¤.\¤,· nil and gas per- · _ mittees. _ _ ’ `

 Lease of lands not <·0v•e:·¤·d {hy pernxihj or ·lmm¤~s: vmgml.
 Lands containing c¢;a_l or other min:*"§a1sq

2 . Laws appliqable.-— ‘ ` 276. AGQ appli¢.·ahI§·_t o Louisimm nu};. . s ‘ ~* ".This`Ac·§ " shpum he armnglaselet ·· gs 4;; nlm! ~t&»." ° · ‘ M; ` ` QR. $.`§ 3709, nxeutinneeluiu the- wx:. 4·m•stit=¤te·s § 5 of Titic 41 of the Cade.; _ __