30 USC § 1731 - Application of subchapter

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identifier: "/us/usc/t30/s1731"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "30 USC § 1731 - Application of subchapter"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "1731"
section_name: "Application of subchapter"
chapter_number: 29
chapter_name: "OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–451, title II, § 201, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2457.)"
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# § 1731. Application of subchapter

This subchapter shall apply only with respect to oil and gas leases on Federal lands or Indian lands. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to apply to any lease on the Outer Continental Shelf.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–451, title II, § 201, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2457.)