Mineral Lands and Regulations in General (30 USC Ch. 2) Pays/Territoire États-Unis d'Amérique Type du document Législation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Bétail, Énergie, Environnement gén., Terre et sols, Ressources minérales, Mer, Eau, Déchets et substances dangereuses, Général Mot clé Droits de propriété intellectuelle/brevets Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie Recyclage/réemploi Utilisation durable Terres publiques Propriété Droits de propriété Transfert Droits acquis/droits préexistants Commerce/industrie/sociétés Drainage/assèchement Pollution du sol/qualité Droit d'usage Héritage Taxe/impôt Questions de procédures Règlement des différends Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Terrains agricoles Servitude Droit d'accès Exploitation agricole Développement agricole Responsabilité/indemnisation Protection de l’environnement Minéraux Exploration Exploitation minière Recherche Hydrocarbures Gaz naturel Charbon Royalties/redevances Autorisation/permis Gestion des zones côtières Élimination de déchets Gestion des déchets Droits d'utilisation de l'eau Associations d'usagers de l'eau Eaux superficielles Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé This chapter provides for mineral lands. Specifically, it provides that, in all cases lands valuable for minerals shall be reserved from sale, except as otherwise expressly directed by law. The Congress declares that it is the continuing policy of the Federal Government in the national interest to foster and encourage private enterprise in (1) the development of economically sound and stable domestic mining, minerals, metal and mineral reclamation industries, (2) the orderly and economic development of domestic mineral resources, reserves, and reclamation of metals and minerals to help assure satisfaction of industrial, security and environmental needs, (3) mining, mineral, and metallurgical research, including the use and recycling of scrap to promote the wise and efficient use of our natural and reclaimable mineral resources, and (4) the study and development of methods for the disposal, control, and reclamation of mineral waste products, and the reclamation of mined land, so as to lessen any adverse impact of mineral extraction and processing upon the physical environment that may result from mining or mineral activities. For the purpose of this section "minerals" shall include all minerals and mineral fuels including oil, gas, coal, oil shale and uranium. It shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this policy when exercising his authority under such programs as may be authorized by law other than this section. Except as otherwise provided, all valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed, shall be free and open to exploration and purchase, and the lands in which they are found to occupation and purchase, by citizens of the United States and those who have declared their intention to become such, under regulations prescribed by law, and according to the local customs or rules of miners in the several mining districts, so far as the same are applicable and not inconsistent with the laws of the United States. Texte intégral Anglais Site web uscode.house.gov