30 USC § 302 - Assignment of lease; subletting

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title: "30 USC § 302 - Assignment of lease; subletting"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "302"
section_name: "Assignment of lease; subletting"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "LEASE OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN OR UNDER RAILROADS AND OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(May 21, 1930, ch. 307, § 2, 46 Stat. 373.)"
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# § 302. Assignment of lease; subletting

The right conferred by this chapter may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, be assigned or sublet by the owner thereof to any corporation, firm, association, or individual.

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**Source Credit**: (May 21, 1930, ch. 307, § 2, 46 Stat. 373.)