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citation: "30 U.S.C. §§ 192a–192c"
title: "30"
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to: "192c"
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release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/30/192a..192c"
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# §192a. Cancellation or modification of contracts


Where, under any existing contract entered into pursuant to the first proviso in the second paragraph of [section 192 of this title](/usc/30/192.md), any refinery is required to pay a premium price for the purchase of Government royalty [oil](/usc/30/181.md), such refinery may, at its option, by written notice to the Secretary of the Interior, elect either—

- (1) to terminate such contract, the termination to take place at the end of the calendar month following the month in which such notice is given; or
- (2) to retain such contract with the modifications, that (a) the price, on and after March 1, 1949, shall be as defined in the contract, without premium payments, (b) any credit thereby resulting from past premium payments shall be added to the refinery’s account, and (c) the Secretary may, at his option, elect to terminate the contract as so modified, such termination to take place at the end of the third calendar month following the month in which written notice thereof is given by the Secretary.

# §192b. Application to contracts


The provisions of [sections 192a to 192c](/usc/30/192a..192c.md) of this title shall apply to all existing contracts for the purchase of Government royalty [oil](/usc/30/181.md) entered into after July 13, 1946, and prior to September 1, 1949, irrespective of whether a determination of preference status was made in connection with the award of such contracts, but shall not apply to any such contract which subsequent to its award has been transferred, through the acquisition of stock interests or other transactions, to the ownership or control of a refinery ineligible for a preference under [section 192 of this title](/usc/30/192.md), and the regulations in force thereunder at the time of such transfer.


# §192c. Rules and regulations governing issuance of certain leases; disposition of receipts


The Secretary of the Interior is authorized under general rules and regulations to be prescribed by him to issue leases or permits for the exploration, development, and utilization of the mineral deposits, other than those subject to the provisions of [chapter 7](/usc/30/ch7.md) of this title, in those lands added to the Shasta National Forest by the Act of March 19, 1948 (Public Law 449, Eightieth Congress), which were acquired with [funds](/usc/30/1291.md?p=7) of the United States or lands received in exchange therefor: Provided, That any permit or lease of such deposits in lands administered by the Secretary of Agriculture shall be issued only with his consent and subject to such conditions as he may prescribe to insure the adequate utilization of the lands for the purposes set forth in the Act of March 19, 1948: And provided further, That all receipts derived from leases or permits issued under the authority of [sections 192a to 192c](/usc/30/192a..192c.md) of this title shall be paid into the same [funds](/usc/30/1291.md?p=7) or accounts in the Treasury and shall be distributed in the same manner as prescribed for other receipts from the lands affected by the lease or permit, the intention of this provision being that [sections 192a to 192c](/usc/30/192a..192c.md) of this title shall not affect the distribution of receipts pursuant to legislation applicable to such lands.