30 U.S.C. § 271 — Prospecting permits; lands included; acreage

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The Secretary of the Interior must issue sulphur prospecting permits to qualified applicants. These permits cover federal land in Louisiana and New Mexico. Each permit lasts up to two years and covers no more than 640 acres in one compact area.

This section directs the Secretary of the Interior to grant sulphur prospecting permits, under regulations the Secretary sets. Any qualified applicant can get a permit giving the exclusive right to prospect for sulphur on federal land in Louisiana and New Mexico, for up to two years. The permit area cannot exceed 640 acres, and the land must be in a reasonably compact shape.

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The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to grant to any qualified applicant a prospecting permit which shall give the exclusive right to prospect for sulphur in lands belonging to the United States located in the States of Louisiana and New Mexico for a period of not exceeding two years: Provided, That the area to be included in such a permit shall be not exceeding six hundred and forty acres of land in reasonably compact form.

Source credit: (Apr. 17, 1926, ch. 158, § 1, 44 Stat. 301; July 16, 1932, ch. 498, 47 Stat. 701.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1926Enacted · Act of Apr. 17, 1926, ch. 158 · 44 Stat. 301
1932Amended · Act of July 16, 1932, ch. 498 · 47 Stat. 701

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 158 on 1926-04-17.

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