§ 1903 to 1906. — Omitted.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1903]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 39--MINING ACTIVITY WITHIN NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AREAS
Secs. 1903 to 1906. Omitted
Codification
Section 1903, Pub. L. 94-429, Sec. 4, Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1343,
provided for a 4-year cessation of certain mining operations within the
boundaries of Death Valley National Monument, Mount McKinley National
Park, and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, subject to exceptions.
Section 1904, Pub. L. 94-429, Sec. 5, Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1343,
provided for inapplicability of requirements for annual expenditures on
mining claims to mining operations during the 4-year period under
section 1903.
Section 1905, Pub. L. 94-429, Sec. 6, Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1343,
provided that within 2 years the Secretary of the Interior determine the
validity of unpatented mining claims within Glacier Bay National
Monument, Death Valley and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monuments and
Mount McKinley National Park, submit to Congress recommendations for
acquisition of valid claims, and study and submit to Congress
recommendations for modifications of existing boundaries of the Death
Valley Monument and the Glacier Bay National Monument.
Section 1906, Pub. L. 94-429, Sec. 7, Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1343,
provided that within 4 years the Secretary determine the validity of
unpatented mining claims within Crater Lake National Park, Coronado
National Memorial, and Glacier Bay National Monument, and submit to
Congress recommendations for acquisition of valid claims.
