§ 1279. — Withdrawal of public lands from entry, sale, or other disposition under public land laws.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1279]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 28--WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS
Sec. 1279. Withdrawal of public lands from entry, sale, or other
disposition under public land laws
(a) Lands within authorized boundaries of components of system
All public lands within the authorized boundaries of any component
of the national wild and scenic rivers system which is designated in
section 1274 of this title or which is designated after October 2, 1968,
for inclusion in that system are hereby withdrawn from entry, sale, or
other disposition under the public land laws of the United States. This
subsection shall not be construed to limit the authorities granted in
section 1277(d) or section 1285a of this title.
(b) Lands constituting bed or bank of river; lands within bank area
All public lands which constitute the bed or bank, or are within
one-quarter mile of the bank, of any river which is listed in section
1276(a) of this title are hereby withdrawn from entry, sale, or other
disposition under the public land laws of the United States for the
periods specified in section 1278(b) of this title. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this subsection or any other provision of this
chapter, subject only to valid existing rights, including valid Native
selection rights under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], all public lands which constitute the bed or bank,
or are within an area extending two miles from the bank of the river
channel on both sides of the river segments referred to in paragraphs
(77) through (88) of section 1276(a) of this title are hereby withdrawn
from entry, sale, State selection or other disposition under the public
land laws of the United States for the periods specified in section
1278(b) of this title.
(Pub. L. 90-542, Sec. 8, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 915; Pub. L. 96-487,
title VI, Sec. 606(c), Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2417; Pub. L. 99-590,
title V, Sec. 506, Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3336.)
References in Text
The public land laws of the United States, referred to in text, are
classified generally to Title 43, Public Lands.
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in subsec. (b),
is Pub. L. 92-203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, as amended, which is
classified generally to chapter 33 (Sec. 1601 et seq.) of Title 43. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables.
Amendments
1986--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-590 inserted provisions relating to
construction of subsec. (a) with respect to authorities granted in
section 1277(d) or 1285a of this title.
1980--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-487 inserted provision withdrawing,
subject to valid existing rights, all public lands which constitute the
bed or bank, or are within an area extending two miles from the bank of
the river channel on both sides of the river segments referred to in
section 1276(a)(77) through (88) of this title, from entry, sale, State
selection or other disposition under the public land laws for periods
specified in section 1278(b) of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 192b-9 of this title.
