Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 4.djvu/486

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104 STAT. 2802 PUBLIC LAW 101-567—NOV. 15, 1990 Public Law 101-567 101st Congress An Act Nov. 15, 1990 [S. 1805] To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reinstate oil and gas lease LA 033164. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That subsection 31(g) of the Mineral Leasing Act, as amended (30 U.S.C. 188(g)), is amended by adding the following: "(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any lease issued pursuant to section 14 of this Act shall be eligible for reinstatement under the terms and conditions set forth in subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this section, applicable to leases issued under subsection 17(c) of this Act (30 U.S.C. 226(c)) except, that, upon reinstatement, such lease shall continue for twenty years and so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities. "(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any lease issued pursuant to section 14 of the Act shall, upon renewal on or after enactment of this paragraph, continue for twenty years and so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities.". SEC. 2. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law. United States oil and gas leases GALA 033164, CAS 019746C, and CAS 021009B shall be eligible for reinstatement under the terms and conditions set forth in subsections 31(c), (d), and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act, as amended (30 U.S.C. 188 (c), (d), and (e)) applicable to leases issued under section 17(c) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(c)) except, that, upon reinstatement, such lease shall continue for twenty years and so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities. (b) Within thirty days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall give written notice by registered mail to the last lessees of record for the leases listed in subsection (a) of this section that said lessees may petition for reinstatement in accordance with the procedures and conditions in subsections 31(c), (d), and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act, as amended (30 U.S.C. 188 (c), (d), and (e)). The lessee shall have sixty days from the date of the