§ 482h-1. — Protection of scenic values of forest.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC482h-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 2--NATIONAL FORESTS
SUBCHAPTER I--ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 482h-1. Protection of scenic values of forest
On and after June 11, 1946, mining locations made under mining laws
of the United States within the following-described lands within the
Coronado National Forest, Pima County, Arizona: Sections 25, 26, 35, and
36, and the east half of section 34, township 11 south, range 15 east;
sections 30, 31, 32, and 33, and the west half of section 29, township
11 south, range 16 east; sections 1, 2, and 3, township 12 south, range
15 east; sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 16, the west half of
section 11, the west half of section 14, and the northwest quarter of
section 23, township 12 south, range 16 east; Gila and Salt River base
and meridian, shall confer on the locator the right to occupy and use so
much of the surface of the land covered by the location as may be
reasonably necessary to carry on prospecting, mining, and beneficiation
of ores including the taking of mineral deposits and timber required by
or in the mining and ore reducing operations, and no permit shall be
required or charge made for such use or occupancy: Provided, however,
That the cutting and removal of timber, except where clearing is
necessary in connection with mining operations or to provide space for
buildings or structures used in connection with mining operations, shall
be conducted in accordance with the rules for timber cutting on
adjoining national-forest land, and no use of the surface of the claim
or the resources therefrom not reasonably required for carrying on
mining and prospecting shall be allowed except under the national-forest
rules and regulations, nor shall the locator prevent or obstruct other
occupancy of the surface or use of surface resources under authority of
national-forest regulations, or permits issued thereunder, if such
occupancy or use is not in conflict with mineral development.
(June 11, 1946, ch. 377, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 254.)
References in Text
The mining laws of the United States, referred to in text, are
classified generally to Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 482h-3 of this title.
