§ 1718. — Inspections.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC1718]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 29--OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER I--FEDERAL ROYALTY MANAGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 1718. Inspections
(a) Motor vehicles on lease sites; vehicles not on lease site
(1) On any lease site on Federal or Indian lands, any authorized and
properly identified representative of the Secretary may stop and inspect
any motor vehicle that he has probable cause to believe is carrying oil
from a lease site on Federal or Indian lands or allocated to such a
lease site, for the purpose of determining whether the driver of such
vehicle has documentation related to such oil as required by law.
(2) Any authorized and properly identified representative of the
Secretary, accompanied by any appropriate law enforcement officer, or an
appropriate law enforcement officer alone, may stop and inspect any
motor vehicle which is not on a lease site if he has probable cause to
believe the vehicle is carrying oil from a lease site on Federal or
Indian lands or allocated to such a lease site. Such inspection shall be
for the purpose of determining whether the driver of such vehicle has
the documentation required by law.
(b) Inspection of lease sites for compliance with mineral leasing laws
and this chapter
Authorized and properly identified representatives of the Secretary
may without advance notice, enter upon, travel across and inspect lease
sites on Federal or Indian lands and may obtain from the operator
immediate access to secured facilities on such lease sites, for the
purpose of making any inspection or investigation for determining
whether there is compliance with the requirements of the mineral leasing
laws and this chapter. The Secretary shall develop guidelines setting
forth the coverage and the frequency of such inspections.
(c) Right of Secretary to enter upon and travel across lease sites
For the purpose of making any inspection or investigation under this
chapter, the Secretary shall have the same right to enter upon or travel
across any lease site as the lessee or operator has acquired by
purchase, condemnation, or otherwise.
(Pub. L. 97-451, title I, Sec. 108, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2453.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1719, 1732 of this title.
