Notes on 30 U.S.C. § 351 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 30 U.S.C. § 351 : US Code - Notes

(Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 513, Sec. 2, 61 Stat. 913; Pub. L. 97-78, Sec.
1(9)(a), Nov. 16, 1981, 95 Stat. 1072.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Act of March 1, 1911, referred to in text, is act Mar. 1, 1911,
ch. 186, 36 Stat. 961, as amended, known as the Weeks Law, which is
classified to sections 480, 500, 513 to 519, 521, 552, and 563 of
Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 552 of Title
16 and Tables.
Act of October 20, 1914, referred to in text, is act Oct. 20,
1914, ch. 330, 38 Stat. 741, known as the Alaska Coal Lands Act,
which was repealed by Pub. L. 86-252, Sec. 1, Sept. 9, 1959, 73
Stat. 490. The subject matter of this Act is generally covered by
subchapters I to VII (Sec. 181 et seq.) of chapter 3A of this
title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code prior to
repeal, see Tables.
Act of February 25, 1920, referred to in text, is act Feb. 25,
1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, as amended, known as the Mineral
Leasing Act, which is classified generally to chapter 3A (Sec. 181
et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 181 of this
title and Tables.
Act of April 17, 1926, referred to in text, is act Apr. 17, 1926,
ch. 158, 44 Stat. 301, as amended, which is classified generally to
subchapter VIII (Sec. 271 et seq.) of chapter 3A of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Act of February 7, 1927, referred to in text, is act Feb. 7,
1927, ch. 66, 44 Stat. 1057, as amended, which enacted subchapter
IX (Sec. 281 et seq.) of chapter 3A of this title, amended sections
181 and 193 of this title, and repealed subchapter VII (Sec. 141 et
seq.) of chapter 3 of this title. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Tables.
AMENDMENTS
1981 - Pub. L. 97-78 inserted definition of "oil".
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of act Aug. 7, 1947, provided: "That this Act [enacting
this chapter] may be cited as the 'Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired
Lands'."
ADMISSION OF ALASKA AS STATE
Admission of Alaska into the Union was accomplished Jan. 3, 1959,
on issuance of Proc. No. 3269, Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat.
c16, as required by sections 1 and 8(c) of Pub. L. 85-508, July 7,
1958, 72 Stat. 339, set out as notes preceding section 21 of Title
48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS; DEFINITION
Definition of "outer Continental Shelf" with respect to
jurisdiction of United States, and mineral leases on submerged
lands of such shelf, see section 1331 et seq. of Title 43, Public
Lands.