Surface Resources

Finding the law: Surface Resources in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to surface resources, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines surface resources topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

Surface Resources

In Legislation

Surface Resources in the U.S. Code: Title 30, Chapter 15

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating surface resources are compiled in the United States Code under Title 30, Chapter 15. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Mining (including surface resources) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Surface Resources of the US Code, including surface resources) by chapter and subchapter.