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PUBLIC LAW 104-185—AUG. 13, 1996 110 STAT. 1717 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of contents in section 1 of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1701) is amended by adding after the item relating to section 116 the following new item: "Sec. 117. Alternatives for marginal properties.". SEC. 8. APPLICABILITY. (a) FOGRMA.—With respect to Federal lands, sections 202 30 USC 1732 and 307 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act note. of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1732 and 1755), are no longer applicable. The applicability of those sections to Indian leases is not affected. (b) OCSLA.— Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, section 10 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1339) is repealed. SEC. 9. INDIAN LANDS. 30 USC 1701 The amendments made by this Act shall not apply with respect to Indian lands, and the provisions of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act shall continue to apply after such date with respect to Indian lands. SEC. 10. PRIVATE LANDS. 30 USC 1701 This Act shall not apply to any privately owned minerals. SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. 30 USC 1701 Except as provided by section 115(h), section 111(h), section lll(k)(5), and section 117 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (as added by this Act), this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply with respect to the production of oil and gas after the first day of the month following the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 12. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 30 USC 1701 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to give a State a property right or interest in any Federal lease or land. Approved August 13, 1996. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1975: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104-667 (Comm. on Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 142 (1996): July 16, considered and passed House. Aug. 2, considered and passed Senate. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 32 (1996): Aug. 13, Presidential remarks and statement.