30 U.S.C. § 1722
Injunction and specific enforcement authority
United States · Title 30 — MINERAL LANDS AND MINING · Status: effective
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- 30 U.S.C. § 1722, Injunction and specific enforcement authority, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467355
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In addition to any other remedy under this chapter or any mineral leasing law, the Attorney General of the United States or his designee may bring a civil action in a district court of the United States, which shall have jurisdiction over such actions—
A civil action described in subsection (a) may be brought only in the United States district court for the judicial district wherein the act, omission, or transaction constituting a violation under this chapter or any other mineral leasing law occurred, or wherein the defendant is found or transacts business.
Legislative history
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.
- Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally