§ 1285b. — Establishment of boundaries for certain component rivers in Alaska; withdrawal of minerals.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1285b]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 28--WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS
Sec. 1285b. Establishment of boundaries for certain component
rivers in Alaska; withdrawal of minerals
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in sections 1274
and 1280 of this title, with respect to components of the National Wild
and Scenic Rivers System in Alaska designated by paragraphs (38) through
(50) of section 1274(a) of this title --
(1) the boundary of each such river shall include an average of
not more than six hundred and forty acres per mile on both sides of
the river. Such boundary shall not include any lands owned by the
State or a political subdivision of the State nor shall such
boundary extend around any private lands adjoining the river in such
manner as to surround or effectively surround such private lands;
and
(2) the withdrawal made by paragraph (iii) of section 1280(a) of
this title shall apply to the minerals in Federal lands which
constitute the bed or bank or are situated within one-half mile of
the bank of any river designated a wild river by the Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act.
(Pub. L. 90-542, Sec. 15, as added Pub. L. 96-487, title VI,
Sec. 606(a), Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2416.)
References in Text
The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, referred to in
par. (2), is Pub. L. 96-487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2371, as amended.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
note set out under section 3101 of this title and Tables.
