---
kind: "unit"
title: "30"
title_heading: "Mineral Lands and Mining"
key: "ch26/schI"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter I"
heading: "Regulation of Exploration and Commercial Recovery by United States Citizens"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/30/ch26-schI"
sections_count: 18
---

# Subchapter I — Regulation of Exploration and Commercial Recovery by United States Citizens

Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining › Chapter 26 — Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources

## Sections

- [§1411. Prohibited activities by United States citizens](/usc/30/1411.md)
- [§1412. Licenses for exploration and permits for commercial recovery](/usc/30/1412.md)
- [§1413. License and permit applications, review, and certification](/usc/30/1413.md)
- [§1414. License and permit fees](/usc/30/1414.md)
- [§1415. License and permit terms, conditions, and restrictions; issuance and transfer of licenses and permits](/usc/30/1415.md)
- [§1416. Denial of certification of applications and of issuance, transfer, suspension, and revocation of licenses and permits; suspension and modification of activities](/usc/30/1416.md)
- [§1417. Duration of licenses and permits](/usc/30/1417.md)
- [§1418. Diligence requirements](/usc/30/1418.md)
- [§1419. Protection of the environment](/usc/30/1419.md)
- [§1420. Conservation of natural resources](/usc/30/1420.md)
- [§1421. Prevention of interference with other uses of the high seas](/usc/30/1421.md)
- [§1422. Safety of life and property at sea](/usc/30/1422.md)
- [§1423. Records, audits, and public disclosure](/usc/30/1423.md)
- [§1424. Monitoring of activities of licensees and permittees](/usc/30/1424.md)
- [§1425. Relinquishment, surrender, and transfer of licenses and permits](/usc/30/1425.md)
- [§1426. Public notice and hearings](/usc/30/1426.md)
- [§1427. Civil actions](/usc/30/1427.md)
- [§1428. Reciprocating states](/usc/30/1428.md)