MEMORANDUM
GRANT, Senior District Judge.
Factual Background
Section 36 of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. § 192), provides that royalties accruing to the United States under public domain oil or gas leases shall, on demand of the Secretary of the Interior, be paid in kind, i. e., in oil or gas. As originally passed, the Act directed the Secretary to retain these resources for the use of the United States...
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