-In the event of a mineral discovery, the per- 

 mittee could convert all or any portion of the 

 remaining permit area into a lease to exploit 

 without competitive bidding. The lessee would 

 have the right to extract any or all minerals 

 present except oil, gas, or sulphur. 



—Lessee would be required to pay rental on the 

 land and royalty on the gross value of minerals 

 produced at the lease. Royalty and lease term 

 would be negotiated. 



—Upon expiration of the lease term renewal could 

 be applied for if the deposit showed promise of 

 future production. Otherwise the property would 

 revert to the Government 



For purposes of comparison with the Outer 

 Continental Shelf Lands Act the key items of the 

 statutory and regulatory schemes governing explo- 

 ration and exploitation of mineral resources in the 

 territorial seas of six key States-California, Texas, 

 Louisiana, Alaska, Oregon, and Hawaii— are briefly 

 summarized. '' 



CALIFORNIA 



Relevant law — 



Public Resources Code 6801-7062. 



Administering agencies - 



State Lands Commission, Department of 



Finance (oil and gas, other minerals, geo- 



thermal resources). 

 The Resources Agency has jurisdiction over 



matters pertaining to conservation. 



Exploration rules for minerals- 



Prospecting permits at cost of $ 1 .00 per acre. 



Application for preferential leases may be made 

 at any time during life of a prospecting 

 permit upon discovery of commercially val- 

 uable mineral deposits. 



Leasing acreage - 



Determined by administering agency, which has 

 right to divide submerged lands into such 

 size and number of parcels as will not 



Summarized from report by Robert B. Krueger, 

 Attorney, to Public Land Law Review Commission, April 

 1968. 



substantially impair the public right to navi- 

 gation and fishing. 

 Agency is authorized to offer for lease all lands 

 classed as containing commercially valuable 

 mineral deposits. Leased to highest bidder- 

 qualified applicants. 



Lease term — 



20 years with preferential right to renew for 1 

 year periods. 



Royalty — 



20 per cent of gross value of all minerals 

 produced. 



In addition, each bid and lease shall provide for 

 an annual rental payment in advance. 



Administering agency in practice utilizes roy- 

 alty bidding and awards lease to bidder offer- 

 ing highest royalty. 



ALASKA 



Relevant law - 



Const., Art. VIII, title 38. 

 Alaska Stats. 38.05. 145-180; Alaska Adminis- 

 trative Code at Part 607. 



Administering agencies - 



Department of Natural Resources. 

 Division of Lands. 



Exploration rules for minerals- 

 Can stake claim if two corners of the claim are 

 on or above the mean high tide line. Other- 

 wise, exploration permits are issued for dura- 

 tion of 10 years; no acreage limitation is 

 now applicable. Permit fee is $20.00; rental 

 is $1.00 per acre for first two years and 

 $ 1 .00 per acre for each year thereafter with 

 expenditure credited against the rental. A 

 permit may be converted to a mining lease if 

 the permittee proves he has found a work- 

 able mineral deposit. 



Leasing acreage - 



Applications for non-competitive leases require 

 a $20.00 fee and the area must have a survey 

 and monumentation. Rental fee is $ 1 .00 per 

 acre per year with expenditures creditable 

 against the rental. No maximum or mini- 

 mum acreage is specified. Mineral leases may 



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