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30 U.S.C. § 1444

Disclaimer of obligation to pay compensation

United States · Title 30 — MINERAL LANDS AND MINING · Status: effective

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30 U.S.C. § 1444, Disclaimer of obligation to pay compensation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467298
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Sections 1441 and 1442 of this title do not create or express any legal or moral obligation on the part of the United States Government to compensate any person for any impairment of the value of that person’s investment in any operation for exploration or commercial recovery under subchapter I which might occur in connection with the entering into force of an international agreement with respect to the United States.

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 96-283(H.R. 2759)1980-06-28
    An act to establish an interim procedure for the orderly development of hard mineral resources in the deep seabed, pending adoption of an international regime relating thereto, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally