30 U.S.C. § 1013
Section 1013 · Surface land use
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Lee v. West (2000)
Most recently applied in 321 F. Supp. 2d 1195 - Wagner v. Chevron Oil Co. (June 2004)
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Subject to the other provisions of this chapter, a lessee shall be entitled to use so much of the surface of the land covered by his geothermal lease as may be found by the Secretary to be necessary for the production, utilization, and conservation of geothermal resources.