As used in this chapter "mineral leasing laws" shall mean the Act
of October 20, 1914 (38 Stat. 741); the Act of February 25, 1920
(41 Stat. 437) [30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.]; the Act of April 17, 1926
(44 Stat. 301) [30 U.S.C. 271 et seq.]; the Act of February 7, 1927
(44 Stat. 1057) [30 U.S.C. 281 et seq.]; and all Acts heretofore or
hereafter enacted which are amendatory of or supplementary to any
of the foregoing Acts; "Leasing Act minerals" shall mean all
minerals which, upon August 11, 1955, are provided in the mineral
leasing laws to be disposed of thereunder; "lignite" shall mean
coal classified as ASTM designation: D 388-38, according to the
standards established in the American Society for Testing Materials
on Coal and Coke under standard specifications for Classification
of Coals by Rank, contained in public-land deposits considered as
valuable under the coal-land classification standards established
by the Secretary of the Interior and prescribed in section 30, Code
of Federal Regulations, part 201; and "source material" shall mean
uranium, thorium, or any other material which is determined by the
Atomic Energy Commission pursuant to the provisions of section 2091
of title 42 to be source material.
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