U.S. Code » Title 30 » Chapter CHAPTER 3— LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IX— DISPOSAL OF ALABAMA LANDS AS AGRICULTURAL LANDS

30 U.S.C. § 171

Disposal as agricultural lands

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Except as otherwise provided in chapter 3A of this title, all public lands within the State of Alabama, whether mineral or otherwise, shall be subject to disposal only as agricultural lands. All lands which had been reported to the General Land Office prior to March 3, 1883, as containing coal and iron shall first be offered at public sale.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1951–1987 · leading case: Harman Mining Corp. v. Hodel, 662 F. Supp. 629 (W.D. Va. 1987).
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Harman Mining Corp. v. Hodel, 662 F. Supp. 629 (W.D. Va. 1987). “11(c) so broadly as to prevent OSM from issuing a NOV or CO would effectively cripple OSM of any enforcement power and render 30 U.S.C. § 171 meaningless. OSM could reverse a state’s regulatory authority decision of exemption, but would be powerless to correct the existing…”
Mayhew v. Krug, 98 F. Supp. 338 (D.D.C. 1951). “674 , 30 U.S.C.A. §§ 171 , 181 et seq. This act provided that any qualified applicant could obtain a permit to prospect for oil or gas upon land “wherein such deposits belong to the United States”.”
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