30 U.S.C. § 1022

Prevention of waste; exclusivity

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(a) All leases under this chapter shall be subject to the condition that the lessee will, in conducting his exploration, development, and producing operations, use all reasonable precautions to prevent waste of geothermal resources developed in the lands leased.(b) Rights to develop and utilize geothermal resources underlying lands owned by the United States may be acquired solely in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.(Pub. L. 91–581, § 23, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1573; Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 236(1), (21), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 671, 673.)Editorial NotesAmendments

2005—Pub. L. 109–58 inserted section catchline and substituted “geothermal resources” for “geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources” in subsecs. (a) and (b).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1985–2004 · leading case: Wagner v. Chevron Oil Co., 321 F. Supp. 2d 1195 (D. Nev. 2004).

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Wagner v. Chevron Oil Co., 321 F. Supp. 2d 1195 (D. Nev. 2004). “§ 1016 , (15) the prohibition of waste on federal lessees and the limitation of assignment of federal leases, 30 U.S.C. § 1022 , (16) the incorporation of other provisions of federal law relating to the disposal or other conveyance of federal land with respect to geothermal…”

Grace Geothermal Corp. v. N. California Power Agency, 619 F. Supp. 964 (N.D. Cal. 1985). “Section 23(b) of the Act, 30 U.S.C. § 1022 (b), provides: Rights to develop and utilize geothermal resources underlying lands owned by the United States may be acquired solely in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.”

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