30 U.S.C. § 1722

Section 1722 · Injunction and specific enforcement authority

Amended 1 time on record

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 938 F. Supp. 575 - Marathon Oil Co. v. Babbitt (1996)

Most recently applied in Oxy Usa, Inc., Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S., Inc. v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary Bob Armstrong, Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management Cynthia Quarterman, Director, Minerals Management Service Erasmo Gonzales, Chief, Houston Compliance Division, Minerals Management Service and Gary L. Johnson, Chief, Dallas and Tulsa Compliance Offices, Minerals Management Service, Department of the Interior, Shell Oil Company v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior Bob Armstrong, Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior Cynthia Quarterman, Director, Minerals Management Service, Department of the Interior Erasmo Gonzales, Chief, Houston Compliance Division, Minerals Management Service, Department of the Interior and Gary L. Johnson, Chief, Dallas and Tulsa Compliance Offices, Minerals Management Service, Department of the Interior (October 2000)

(a) Civil action by Attorney General

In addition to any other remedy under this chapter or any mineral leasing law, the Attorney General of the United States or his designee may bring a civil action in a district court of the United States, which shall have jurisdiction over such actions—

(1) to restrain any violation of this chapter; or

(2) to compel the taking of any action required by or under this chapter or any mineral leasing law of the United States.

(b) Venue

A civil action described in subsection (a) of this section may be brought only in the United States district court for the judicial district wherein the act, omission, or transaction constituting a violation under this chapter or any other mineral leasing law occurred, or wherein the defendant is found or transacts business.

Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel

References in Text

Mineral leasing laws, referred to in text, are defined in sections 351, 505, 530, and 541e of this title.