Nothing in sections 185, 221, 223, 223a, and 226 of this title and this section shall be construed as affecting any lands within the borders of the naval petroleum reserves and naval oil-shale reserves or agreements concerning operations thereunder or in relation to the same, but the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized, with the consent of the President, to enter into agreements such as those provided for under sections 184 and 226 of this title, which agreement shall not, unless expressed therein, operate to extend the terms of any lease affected thereby.
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Title 30— MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 3A— LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS
§ 223. Leases; amount and survey of land; term of lease; royalties and annual rental
§ 224. Payments for oil or gas taken prior to application for lease
§ 225. Condition of lease, forfeiture for violation
§ 226. Lease of oil and gas lands
§ 226–1. Extension of noncompetitive oil or gas lease issued before
§ 226–2. Limitations for filing oil and gas contests
§ 226–3. Lands not subject to oil and gas leasing
§ 226c. Reduction of royalties under existing leases
§ 229a. Water struck while drilling for oil and gas
§ 233a. Permits or leases of certain lands in Oklahoma; retention of royalties
§ 236a. Lands in naval petroleum reserves and naval oil-shale reserves; effect of other laws
§ 236b. Existing leases within naval petroleum reserves not affected