Mineral Leasing Act of 1920

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Bureau_of_Land_Management
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Federal_Onshore_Oil_and_Gas_Leasing_Reform_Act_of_1987
Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:coal
gptkb:oil
gptkb:sulfur
natural gas
petroleum
phosphates
potassium
sodium
gptkbp:citation 30 U.S.C. § 181 et seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted February 25, 1920
gptkbp:effect allowed for competitive and noncompetitive leasing
established system of leasing public lands for mineral extraction
provided for royalties and rental payments to the federal government
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:purpose regulate leasing of public lands for mineral development
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Outer_Continental_Shelf_Lands_Act
gptkb:Surface_Mining_Control_and_Reclamation_Act_of_1977
gptkb:Federal_Land_Policy_and_Management_Act_of_1976
gptkbp:replacedBy General Mining Act of 1872 (for certain minerals)
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:subjectOf legal scholarship
environmental policy debates
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Federal_Onshore_Oil_and_Gas_Leasing_Reform_Act_of_1987
gptkb:United_States_federal_public_land_legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7