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 1254 Re-leasi and condi Proviso. Authori rate of quantity productio Certain terests res 41 Stat. 30 U. Supp. III Sworn etc. Accrues dispositio 41 Stat. 30U.E Supp. II Payme2 ties. Cancels sions. Proviso. Naval serves. Constn PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 851- -JUNE 30, 1938 [52 STAT. ing; terms twenty-year periods, and the lands covered by such terminated leases may be re-leased upon such reasonable terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe, with the preferential right in the former lessees to leases of the same if and when the lands are ty to modify re-leased: Provided, That every unit or cooperative plan of develop- prospecting, ment and operation entered into after July 1, 1937, and every lease and rate of entered into subsequently to July 1, 1937, with respect to lands owned by the United States within the naval petroleum reserves, shall contain a provision whereby authority limited as provided in such plan or lease is vested in the Secretary of the Navy, subject to approval by the President, to alter or modify from time to time in his discretion the rate of prospecting and development on, and the quantity and rate of production from, such lands of the United States under said plan or lease, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. foreign in- "Citizens of another country, or corporations controlled by citizens trte. of another country, the laws, customs, or regulations of which deny the privilege of leasing their public lands to citizens or corporations of this country, shall not by contract made subsequently to July 1, 1937, or by stock ownership, holding, or control, acquire or own any interest in or right to any benefit from any lease of land in the naval petroleum or other naval fuel reserves at any time made under the 43 7. provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, or of ,ch. 3. this Act, and in the event of any violation of any of these provisions, the Secretary of the Navy shall have the right to cancel such lease forthwith. and regula- "The Secretary of the Navy, subject to approval by the President, is hereby authorized to prescribe necessary rules and regulations and to do any and all things necessary or proper to accomplish the pur- statements, poses of this Act. All statements, reports, and representations required thereby shall be under oath, unless otherwise specified, and in such form as the Secretary of the Navy may require. revenues, "Except as otherwise provided in this Act, all moneys which may accrue to the United States under the provisions of this Act, or of 437. 18; the said Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437), from lands within 3.C. I 181; i,ch. 3 . the naval petroleum reserves or other naval fuel reserves on account of the petroleum products extracted therefrom shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts; and at of royal- any or all oil, gas, gasoline, or other hydrocarbon substances accruing to the United States as royalties from leases of lands within the naval petroleum reserves or other naval fuel reserves under authority of this Act shall be paid for in money or be paid in kind as the Sec- retary of the Navy may elect. tion prvi- "Any lease issued under the provisions of this Act may be forfeited and canceled by an appropriate proceeding in the United States district court for the district in which the property, or some part thereof, is located, whenever the lessee fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act, of the lease, or of the regulations promul- gated under this Act and in force at the date of the lease; and the lease may provide for resort to appropriate methods for the settle- ment of disputes and for remedies for breach of specified conditions oil-shale re- thereof: Provided,That nothing herein contained shall be construed to permit the development, or operation of the naval oil-shale reserves." ctionotAct. SEC. 2 . Nothing herein contained shall be construed as validating, acquiescing in, or giving color to any claim of any person, natural, governmental, or corporate, other than the United States, to any right, title, or interest in any lands or interests therein claimed, or which may be claimed, by the United States, or as preventing or

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