§ 460mm-1. — Administration of conservation area.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC460mm-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER XCVIII--STEESE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Sec. 460mm-1. Administration of conservation area
(a) Management and use of land; land use plan
Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary, through the Bureau
of Land Management, shall administer the Steese National Conservation
Area established in section 460mm of this title pursuant to the
applicable provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 [43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.] dealing with the management and use of
land in Federal ownership, and shall, within five years of Dec. 2, 1980,
develop a land use plan for each such area, and for the area established
in section 460mm-2 of this title.
(b) Transfer of lands; mineral exploration and development
No public lands within the national conservation area shall be
transferred out of Federal ownership except by exchange pursuant to
section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act [43 U.S.C.
1716]. Where consistent with the land use plans for the area, mineral
development may be permitted pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of
1920, as amended, and supplemented (30 U.S.C. 181-287) or the Materials
Act of 1947, as amended (30 U.S.C. 601-603). Subject to valid existing
rights, the minerals in Federal lands within national conservation areas
are hereby withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under the United
States mining laws (30 U.S.C. 22-54). Where consistent with the land use
plan for the area, the Secretary may classify lands within national
conservation areas as suitable for locatable mineral exploration and
development and open such lands to entry, location, and patent under the
United States mining laws (30 U.S.C. 22-54).
(c) Regulation of mining activities
Subject to valid existing rights, all mining claims located within
any such unit shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the
Secretary may prescribe to assure that mining will, to the maximum
extent practicable, be consistent with protection of the scenic,
scientific, cultural, and other resources of the area and any patent
issued after December 2, 1980, shall convey title only to the minerals
together with the right to use the surface of lands for mining purposes
subject to such reasonable regulations as the Secretary may prescribe as
aforesaid.
(Pub. L. 96-487, title IV, Sec. 402, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2396.)
References in Text
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, referred to in
subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 94-579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, as
amended, which is classified principally to chapter 35 (Sec. 1701 et
seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1701 of Title 43
and Tables.
The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, and supplemented,
referred to in subsec. (b), is act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437,
as amended, known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which is classified
generally to chapter 3A (Sec. 181 et seq.) of Title 30, Mineral Lands
and Mining. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 181 of Title 30 and Tables.
The Materials Act of 1947, as amended, referred to in subsec. (b),
is act July 31, 1947, ch. 406, 61 Stat. 681, as amended, which is
classified generally to subchapter I (Sec. 601 et seq.) of chapter 15 of
Title 30. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 601 of Title 30 and Tables.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 460mm-3 of this title.
