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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 530. Definitions
As used in this chapter "mineral leasing laws" shall mean the Act
of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437) [30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.]; the
Act of April 17, 1926 (44 Stat. 301) [30 U.S.C. 271 et seq.]; the
Act of February 7, 1927 (44 Stat. 1057) [30 U.S.C. 281 et seq.];
Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 [30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.]; and all Acts
heretofore or hereafter enacted which are amendatory of or
supplementary to any of the foregoing Acts; "Leasing Act minerals"
shall mean all minerals which, upon August 13, 1954, are provided
in the mineral leasing laws to be disposed of thereunder and all
geothermal steam and associated geothermal resources which, upon
the effective date of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, are
provided in that Act to be disposed of thereunder; "Leasing Act
operations" shall mean operations conducted under a lease, permit,
or license issued under the mineral leasing laws in or incidental
to prospecting for, drilling for, mining, treating, storing,
transporting, or removing Leasing Act minerals; "mining operations"
shall mean operations under any unpatented or patented mining claim
or millsite in or incidental to prospecting for, mining, treating,
storing, transporting, or removing minerals other than Leasing Act
minerals and any other use under any claim of right or title based
upon such mining claim or millsite; "Leasing Act operator" shall
mean any party who shall conduct Leasing Act operations; "mining
operator" shall mean any party who shall conduct mining operations;
"Atomic Energy Act" shall mean the Act of August 1, 1946 (60 Stat.
755), as amended [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.]; "Atomic Energy
Commission" shall mean the United States Atomic Energy Commission
established under the Atomic Energy Act or any amendments thereof;
"fissionable source material" shall mean uranium, thorium, and all
other materials referred to in section 5(b)(1) of the Atomic Energy
Act, as amended, as reserved or to be reserved to the United
States; "uranium lease application" shall mean an application for a
uranium lease filed with said Commission with respect to lands
which would be open for entry under the mining laws except for
their being lands embraced within an offer, application, permit, or
lease under the mineral leasing laws or lands known to be valuable
for minerals leasable under those laws; "uranium lease" shall mean
a uranium mining lease issued by said Commission with respect to
any such lands; and "person" shall mean any individual,
corporation, partnership, or other legal entity.
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