§ 410e. — Acquisition of additional lands; reservation of oil, gas, and mineral rights; reservation of royalty rights.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC410e]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LIV--EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK
Sec. 410e. Acquisition of additional lands; reservation of oil,
gas, and mineral rights; reservation of royalty rights
In order to consolidate the Federal ownership of lands within the
boundary set forth in deed numbered 19035 executed December 28, 1944, by
the trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund of the State of Florida,
and accepted by the Secretary of the Interior on March 14, 1947, for
Everglades National Park purposes, the said Secretary is authorized,
within the aforesaid boundary and with any funds made available for that
purpose, to procure lands or interests therein by purchase or otherwise,
subject, however, to the right of retention by owners of lands,
interests in lands, interests in oil, gas, and mineral rights, or
royalties, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or
assigns (hereinafter referred to as ``owners''), at their election, of
the following:
(1) The reservation until October 9, 1958, of all oil, gas, and
mineral rights or interests, including the right to lease, explore
for, produce, store, and remove oil, gas, and other minerals from
such lands: Provided, That if on or before said date, oil, gas, or
other minerals are being produced in commercial quantities anywhere
within the boundary set forth in aforesaid deed numbered 19035, then
in that event the time of the reservation as set forth in this
subsection shall automatically extend for all owners, regardless of
whether such production is from land in which such owners have an
interest, for so long as oil, gas, or other minerals are produced in
commercial quantities anywhere within said boundary. To exercise
this reservation, the owners, their lessees, agents, employees, and
assigns shall have such right of ingress and egress to and from such
lands as may be necessary; and
(2) After the termination of the reserved rights of owners as
set forth in subsection (1) of this section, a further reservation
of the right to customary royalties, applying at the time of
production, in any oil, gas, or other minerals which may be produced
from such lands at any time before January 1, 1985, should
production ever be authorized by the Federal Government or its
assigns.
(Oct. 10, 1949, ch. 659, Sec. 1, 63 Stat. 733.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 410f, 410g, 410h, 410j,
410o, 410p of this title.
