30 U.S.C. § 184a : US Code - Section 184A: Authorization of States to include in agreements for conservation of oil and gas resources lands acquired from United States

Search 30 U.S.C. § 184a : US Code - Section 184A: Authorization of States to include in agreements for conservation of oil and gas resources lands acquired from United States

Notwithstanding the provisions of any applicable grant, deed,
patent, exchange, or law of the United States, any State owning
lands or interests therein acquired by it from the United States
may consent to the operation or development of such lands or
interests, or any part thereof, under agreements approved by the
Secretary of the Interior made jointly or severally with lessees or
permittees of lands or mineral deposits of the United States or
others, for the purpose of more properly conserving the oil and gas
resources within such State. Such agreements may provide for the
cooperative or unit operation or development of part or all of any
oil or gas pool, field, or area; for the allocation of production
and the sharing of proceeds from the whole or any specified part
thereof regardless of the particular tract from which production is
obtained or proceeds are derived; and, with the consent of the
State, for the modification of the terms and provisions of State
leases for lands operated and developed thereunder, including the
term of years for which said leases were originally granted, to
conform said leases to the terms and provisions of such agreements:
Provided, That nothing in this section contained, nor the
effectuation of it, shall be construed as in any respect waiving,
determining or affecting any right, title, or interest, which
otherwise may exist in the United States, and that the making of
any agreement, as provided in this section, shall not be construed
as an admission as to the title or ownership of the lands included.