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title: "30 U.S.C. § 193a"
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# 30 U.S.C. § 193a - Preference right of United States to purchase coal for Army and Navy; price for coal; civil actions; jurisdiction
## Text
The United States shall, at all times, have the preference right to purchase so much of the product of any mine or mines opened upon the lands sold under the provisions of this Act, as may be necessary for the use of the Army and Navy, and at such reasonable and remunerative price as may be fixed by the President; but the producers of any coal so purchased who may be dissatisfied with the price thus fixed shall have the right to prosecute suits against the United States in the United States Court of Federal Claims for the recovery of any additional sum or sums they may claim as justly due upon such purchase.
(May 28, 1908, ch. 211, § 2, 35 Stat. 424; Pub. L. 97164, title I, § 160(a)(10), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 48; Pub. L. 102572, title IX, § 902(b)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextThis Act, referred to in text, is act May 28, 1908, ch. 211, 35 Stat. 424. Sections 1, 3, and 4 of this Act related to consolidation of claims permitted and the limit of acreage, prohibition against unlawful trusts, etc., and contents of patents, respectively, and are not classified to the Code.
Codification Section was not enacted as part of act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which comprises this chapter. Section was formerly classified to section 453 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
Amendments1992—Pub. L. 102572 substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”. 1982—Pub. L. 97164 substituted “United States Claims Court” for “Court of Claims”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1992 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 102572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section 911 of Pub. L. 102572, set out as a note under section 171 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Effective Date of 1982 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 of Pub. L. 97164, set out as a note under section 171 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.