30 U.S.C. § 541d : US Code - Section 541D: Location of source materials by holders of coal leases

Search 30 U.S.C. § 541d : US Code - Section 541D: Location of source materials by holders of coal leases

The holders of coal leases issued under the provision of the
mineral leasing laws, including chapter 7 of this title, prior to
August 11, 1955, or thereafter if based upon a prospecting permit
issued prior to that date, upon the discovery during the term of
such lease of valuable source material in any bed or deposit of
lignite situated within the leased lands, shall have the exclusive
right to locate such source material under the provisions of this
chapter but the mining and disposal of such source material shall
be subject to the operating provisions of the lease and to the
provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 [42 U.S.C. 2011 et
seq.]: Provided, That the provisions of this section shall not
apply to coal prospecting, permits or leases on lands embraced
within entered, granted or patented lands described in section 541c
of this title.