---
kind: "unit"
title: "30"
title_heading: "Mineral Lands and Mining"
key: "ch3A/schI"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter I"
heading: "General Provisions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/30/ch3A-schI"
sections_count: 26
---

# Subchapter I — General Provisions

Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining › Chapter 3A — Leases and Prospecting Permits

## Sections

- [§181. Lands subject to disposition; persons entitled to benefits; reciprocal privileges; helium rights reserved](/usc/30/181.md)
- [§182. Lands disposed of with reservation of deposits of coal, etc.](/usc/30/182.md)
- [§183. Cancellation of prospecting permits](/usc/30/183.md)
- [§184. Limitations on leases held, owned or controlled by persons, associations or corporations](/usc/30/184.md)
- [§184a. Authorization of States to include in agreements for conservation of oil and gas resources lands acquired from United States](/usc/30/184a.md)
- [§185. Rights-of-way for pipelines through Federal lands](/usc/30/185.md)
- [§186. Reservation of easements or rights-of-way for working purposes; reservation of right to dispose of surface of lands; determination before offering of lease; easement periods](/usc/30/186.md)
- [§187. Assignment or subletting of leases; relinquishment of rights under leases; conditions in leases for protection of diverse interests in operation of mines, wells, etc.; State laws not impaired](/usc/30/187.md)
- [§187a. Oil or gas leases; partial assignments](/usc/30/187a.md)
- [§187b. Oil or gas leases; written relinquishment of rights; release of obligations](/usc/30/187b.md)
- [§188. Failure to comply with provisions of lease](/usc/30/188.md)
- [§188a. Surrender of leases](/usc/30/188a.md)
- [§189. Rules and regulations; boundary lines; State rights unaffected; taxation](/usc/30/189.md)
- [§190. Oath; requirement; form; blanks](/usc/30/190.md)
- [§191. Disposition of moneys received](/usc/30/191.md)
- [§191a. Late payment charges under Federal mineral leases](/usc/30/191a.md)
- [§191b. Collection of unpaid and underpaid royalties and late payment interest owed by lessees](/usc/30/191b.md)
- [§192. Payment of royalties in oil or gas; sale of such oil or gas](/usc/30/192.md)
- [§192a. Cancellation or modification of contracts](/usc/30/192a.md)
- [§192b. Application to contracts](/usc/30/192b.md)
- [§192c. Rules and regulations governing issuance of certain leases; disposition of receipts](/usc/30/192c.md)
- [§193. Disposition of deposits of coal, and so forth](/usc/30/193.md)
- [§193a. Preference right of United States to purchase coal for Army and Navy; price for coal; civil actions; jurisdiction](/usc/30/193a.md)
- [§194. Repealed.](/usc/30/194.md)
- [§195. Enforcement](/usc/30/195.md)
- [§196. Cooperative agreements; delegation of authority](/usc/30/196.md)