§ 539a. — Mining and mineral leasing on certain national forest lands.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC539a]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 2--NATIONAL FORESTS
SUBCHAPTER I--ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 539a. Mining and mineral leasing on certain national forest
lands
Subject to valid existing rights, the minerals in public lands
within the Copper River addition to the Chugach National Forest, are
hereby withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under the United
States mining laws. With respect to such areas, the Secretary, under
such reasonable regulations as he deems appropriate, may permit the
removal of nonleasable minerals from the lands in the manner prescribed
by Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1946 and section 520 of this title,
and the removal of leasable minerals from such lands in accordance with
the mineral leasing laws, if the Secretary finds that such disposition
would not have significant adverse effects on the administration of the
area. All receipts derived from disposal of nonleasable minerals under
this section shall be paid into the same funds or accounts in the
Treasury of the United States and shall be distributed in the same
manner as provided for receipts from national forests.
(Pub. L. 96-487, title V, Sec. 502, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2399.)
References in Text
The United States mining laws and the mineral leasing laws, referred
to in text, are classified generally to Title 30, Mineral Lands and
Mining.
Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1946, referred to in text, is
Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7875, 60 Stat. 1097,
which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
