30 USC § 306 - Rules and regulations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t30/s306"
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title: "30 USC § 306 - Rules and regulations"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "306"
section_name: "Rules and regulations"
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, § 6, 46 Stat. 374.)"
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# § 306. Rules and regulations

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to adopt rules and regulations governing the exercise of the discretion and authority conferred by this chapter, which rules and regulations shall constitute a part of any application or lease hereunder.

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**Source Credit**: (May 21, 1930, ch. 307, § 6, 46 Stat. 374.)