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30 U.S.C. § 54

Liability for damages to stock raising and homestead entries by mining activities

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Notwithstanding the provisions of any Act of Congress to the contrary, any person who on and after June 21, 1949 prospects for, mines, or removes by strip or open pit mining methods, any minerals from any land included in a stock raising or other homestead entry or patent, and who had been liable under such an existing Act only for damages caused thereby to the crops or improvements of the entryman or patentee, shall also be liable for any damage that may be caused to the value of the land for grazing by such prospecting for, mining, or removal of minerals. Nothing in this section shall be considered to impair any vested right in existence on June 21, 1949.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1982–1997 · leading case: Watt v. W. Nuclear, Inc., 462 U.S. 36 (1983).
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Watt v. W. Nuclear, Inc., 462 U.S. 36 (1983). · cites it 2× “215 , § 5, 30 U. S. C. § 54 . [12] See Department of the Interior, Circular No.”
Elliott v. Oregon Int'l Mining Co., 654 P.2d 663 (Or. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 6× “5 Plaintiffs contend that the ordinances are constitutional and, alternatively, that they are entitled to recover under 43 USC § 299 and 30 USC § 54 . Defendant argues that plaintiffs cannot now seek recovery under the federal statutes because they were not pleaded in their…”
Belle Fourche Pipeline Co. v. State, 766 P.2d 537 (Wyo. 1988). “In 1949, Congress passed 30 U.S.C. § 54 which provided that "any person mining by open pit or strip mining methods [would] also be liable, in addition to his liability for damages to crops or improvements of the homesteader, for damages that may be caused to the value of the…”
S. Ute Indian Tribe v. Amoco Prod. Co., 119 F.3d 816 (10th Cir. 1997). “” 30 U.S.C. § 54 le. Source material is used in production of special nuclear material; a mineral is classified as source material if the Atomic Energy Commission determines that the material is "essential to the production of special nuclear material” and that the…”
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