30 USC § 233a - Permits or leases of certain lands in Oklahoma; retention of royalties
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identifier: "/us/usc/t30/s233a"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "30 USC § 233a - Permits or leases of certain lands in Oklahoma; retention of royalties"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "233a"
section_name: "Permits or leases of certain lands in Oklahoma; retention of royalties"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "OIL AND GAS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 550, § 2, 43 Stat. 1302.)"
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# 1 Permits or leases of certain lands in Oklahoma; retention of royalties
See References in Text note below.
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The Secretary of the Interior is directed to retain in his custody until otherwise directed by law the 12½ per centum and other royalties heretofore or hereafter received by him in pursuance of section 233 of this title.
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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 550, § 2, 43 Stat. 1302.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
, referred to in text, was repealed by , .
### Codification
Section was not enacted as part of , , known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which comprises this chapter.