30 USC § 236a - Lands in naval petroleum reserves and naval oil-shale reserves; effect of other laws

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title: "30 USC § 236a - Lands in naval petroleum reserves and naval oil-shale reserves; effect of other laws"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "236a"
section_name: "Lands in naval petroleum reserves and naval oil-shale reserves; effect of other laws"
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"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 599, § 3, 49 Stat. 679.)"
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# 1 Lands in naval petroleum reserves and naval oil-shale reserves; effect of other laws

See References in Text note below.

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Nothing in sections 185, 221, 223, 223a, and 226 of this title and this section shall be construed as affecting any lands within the borders of the naval petroleum reserves and naval oil-shale reserves or agreements concerning operations thereunder or in relation to the same, but the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized, with the consent of the President, to enter into agreements such as those provided for under sections 184 and 226 of this title, which agreement shall not, unless expressed therein, operate to extend the terms of any lease affected thereby.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 599, § 3, 49 Stat. 679.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in text, was omitted from the Code.

, referred to in text, was repealed by , .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.