Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Puspan. L. 104–185, § 11, Aug. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1717, provided that:
“Except as provided by section 115(h) [30 U.S.C. 1724(h)], section 111(h) [30 U.S.C. 1721(h)], section 111(k)(5) [30 U.S.C. 1721(k)(5)], and section 117 [30 U.S.C. 1726] of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (as added by this Act), this Act [see Short Title of 1996 Amendment note below], and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply with respect to the production of oil and gas after the first day of the month following the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 13, 1996].”
Effective Date
Puspan. L. 97–451, title III, § 305, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2461, provided that:
“The provisions of this Act [enacting this chapter, amending sections 188 and 191 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 1714 and 1752 of this title] shall apply to oil and gas leases issued before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 12, 1983], except that in the case of a lease issued before such date, no provision of this Act or any rule or regulation prescribed under this Act shall alter the express and specific provisions of such a lease.”
Short Title of 2024 Amendment
Puspan. L. 118–81, § 1, Sept. 20, 2024, 138 Stat. 1520, provided that:
“This Act [amending section 1721 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Royalty Resiliency Act’.”
Short Title of 1996 Amendment
Puspan. L. 104–185, § 1, Aug. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1700, provided that:
“This Act [enacting sections 1721a and 1724 to 1726 of this title, amending sections 1702, 1712, 1721, and 1735 of this title, repealing section 1339 of Title 43, Public Lands, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section, section 1732 of this title, and section 1339 of Title 43] may be cited as the ‘Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996’.”
Short Title
Puspan. L. 97–451, § 1, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2447, provided that:
“This Act [enacting this chapter, amending sections 188 and 191 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 1714 and 1752 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982’.”
Applicability of 1996 Amendment
Puspan. L. 104–185, § 9, Aug. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1717, provided that:
“The amendments made by this Act [see Short Title of 1996 Amendment note above] shall not apply with respect to Indian lands, and the provisions of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 [30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.] as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act [Aug. 13, 1996] shall continue to apply after such date with respect to Indian lands.”
Puspan. L. 104–185, § 10, Aug. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1717, provided that:
“This Act [see Short Title of 1996 Amendment note above] shall not apply to any privately owned minerals.”
Construction of 1996 Amendment
Puspan. L. 104–185, § 12, Aug. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1717, provided that:
“Nothing in this Act [see Short Title of 1996 Amendment note above] shall be construed to give a State a property right or interest in any Federal lease or land.”