30 USC § 1731a - Application of subchapter to leases of lands within three miles of seaward boundaries of coastal States

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title: "30 USC § 1731a - Application of subchapter to leases of lands within three miles of seaward boundaries of coastal States"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "1731a"
section_name: "Application of subchapter to leases of lands within three miles of seaward boundaries of coastal States"
chapter_number: 29
chapter_name: "OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–121, title I, Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 711.)"
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# § 1731a. Application of subchapter to leases of lands within three miles of seaward boundaries of coastal States

section 1731 of this titlesection 1337(g) of title 43section 1337(g) of title 43

For fiscal year 1990 and each fiscal year thereafter, notwithstanding the provisions of , sections 1732 through 1736 of this title shall apply to any lease or portion of a lease subject to , which, for purposes of those provisions and for no other purposes, shall be regarded as within the coastal State or States entitled to receive revenues from it under .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–121, title I, Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 711.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990, and not as part of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 which comprises this chapter.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Similar Provisions

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