Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

30 U.S.C. § 287

Extension of prospecting permits

Any prospecting permit issued under this subchapter may be extended by the Secretary of the Interior for a period not exceeding two years, upon a showing of satisfactory cause.

Feb. 7, 1927, ch. 66, § 7May 7, 1932, ch. 17447 Stat. 151(, as added , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 8541 Stat. 437Section was not enacted as part of , , known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which comprises this chapter.