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30 U.S.C. § 1734

State suits under Federal law

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(a) Action for royalty, interest, or civil penalty; limitations; notice of suit; award of costs and fees(1) A State may commence a civil action under this section against any person to recover any royalty, interest, or civil penalty which the State believes is due, based upon credible evidence, with respect to any oil and gas lease on Federal lands located within the State.(2)(A) No action may be commenced under paragraph (1) prior to 90 days after the State has given notice in writing to the Secretary of the payment required. Such 90-day limitation may be waived by the Secretary on a case-by-case basis.(B) If, within the 90-day period specified in subparagraph (A), the Secretary issues a demand for the payment concerned, no action may be commenced under paragraph (1) with respect to such payment during a 45-day period after issuance of such demand. If, during such 45-day period, the Secretary receives payment in full, no action may be commenced under paragraph (1).(C) If the Secretary refers the case to the Attorney General of the United States within the 45-day period referred to in subparagraph (B) or within 10 business days after the expiration of such 45-day period, no action may be commenced under paragraph (1) if the Attorney General, within 45 days after the date of such referral, commences, and thereafter diligently prosecutes, a civil action in a court of the United States with respect to the payment concerned.(3) The State shall notify the Secretary and the Attorney General of the United States of any suit filed by the State under this section.(4) A court in issuing any final order in any action brought under paragraph (1) may award costs of litigation including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees, to any party in such action if the court determines such an award is appropriate.(b) Venue; jurisdiction of district court

An action brought under subsection (a) of this section may be brought only in a United States district court for the judicial district in which the lease site or the leasing activity complained of is located. Such district court shall have jurisdiction, without regard to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the parties, to require compliance or order payment in any such action.

(c) Recovery of civil penalty by State; deposit of rent, royalty, or interest recovery in Treasury of the United States(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any civil penalty recovered by a State under subsection (a) shall be retained by the State and may be expended in such manner and for such purposes as the State deems appropriate.(2) Any rent, royalty, or interest recovered by a State under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States in the same manner, and subject to the same requirements, as are applicable in the case of any rent, royalty, or interest collected by an officer or employee of the United States, except that such amounts shall be deposited in the Treasury not later than 10 days after receipt by the State.(Pub. L. 97–451, title II, § 204, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2458.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1985–2008 · leading case: Marek v. Chesny, 473 U.S. 1 (1985).
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Marek v. Chesny, 473 U.S. 1 (1985). · cites it 2× “2458 , 30 U. S. C. § 1734 (a)(4). 33. Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 86 Stat.”
Int'l Woodworkers of Am., Afl-Cio & Its Local No. 5-376 v. Champion Int'l Corp., 790 F.2d 1174 (5th Cir. 1986). “citizens of deep seabed hard mineral resources); (11) Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, 30 U.S.C. § 1734 (a)(4) (state action to recover royalty, interest, or civil penalty with respect to any oil and gas lease on federal lands located within the state); (12)…”
Kenny A. Ex Rel. Winn v. Perdue, 547 F.3d 1319 (11th Cir. 2008). · cites it 2× “§ 1427 (c); Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, 30 U.S.C. § 1734 (a)(4); *1339 Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.”
West Virginia Univ. Hospitals, Inc. v. Casey, 499 U.S. 83 (1991). · cites it 2× “§ 1427 (c) (enacted 1980) ("costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees"); Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, 30 U. S. C. § 1734 (a)(4) ("costs of litigation including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees"); Longshoremen's…”
Kenny A. v. Sonny Perdue (11th Cir. 2008). “§ 1427 (c); Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, 30 U.S.C. § 1734 (a)(4); Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.”
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