16 U.S.C. § 539a — Mining and mineral leasing on certain national forest lands
submitted 46 years ago by Pub. L. 96-487 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 154 words · no verdicts yet
This law withdraws minerals in part of the Copper River addition to Chugach National Forest from mining claims. Existing rights are still respected. The Secretary can still allow removal of some minerals under specific rules if it won't seriously harm the area.
This section limits mining on part of the Chugach National Forest, while still allowing some mineral removal under Forest Service control.
Subject to valid existing rights, the minerals under public lands in the Copper River addition to the Chugach National Forest are withdrawn — meaning they can no longer be located, entered, or patented (claimed and eventually owned) under the United States mining laws.
But the Secretary can still permit some mineral removal from this withdrawn land, under reasonable regulations the Secretary writes: (1) "non-leasable" minerals may be removed the way Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1946 and section 520 of this title describe, and (2) "leasable" minerals may be removed under the regular mineral leasing laws — but only if the Secretary finds that allowing it wouldn't significantly hurt how the area is managed.
Money the government receives from disposing of nonleasable minerals under this section goes into the same Treasury funds or accounts, and gets split up the same way, as money from other national forest receipts.
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rights, the minerals in public lands within the Copper River addition to the Chugach National Forest, are hereby withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under the United States mining laws.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.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 96–487, title V, § 502, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2399.)
- 1980Enacted · Pub. L. 96-487 · 94 Stat. 2399
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 96-487 on 1980-12-02.
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