30 U.S.C. § 125 — Patents in North Platte Reclamation Project; mineral rights; subrogation

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This law covers old homestead entries in the North Platte Reclamation Project made before July 17, 1914. If the land was later found valuable for certain listed minerals, the land patent won't reserve those minerals. If the U.S. already leased those minerals, the new owner takes over the government's rights under that lease.

This section applies to reclamation homestead entries made before July 17, 1914, under the Act of June 17, 1902, for land in the Northport Division or Interstate Division of the North Platte Reclamation Project. If, after the entry, that land was withdrawn, classified, or reported as valuable for any of the minerals named in sections 81 and 121 to 124 of this title, the government's patent (the deed granting the land) will not hold back ("reserve") those minerals for the government. If the United States already leased out those mineral deposits before granting the patent, the patent will still be subject to the lessee's rights — but the person who gets the patent ("the patentee") steps into the government's shoes ("is subrogated") and gets the government's rights under that lease.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Where reclamation homestead entry was made prior to July 17, 1914, pursuant to the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 389, 43 U.S.C., sec. 431), as amended and supplemented, for lands in the Northport Division or the Interstate Division of the North Platte Reclamation Project, and after such entry the lands have been or are hereafter withdrawn, classified, or reported as being valuable for any of the minerals named in sections 81 and 121 to 124 of this title, the patent shall not contain a reservation of such minerals. If any such mineral deposits on account of which the lands were withdrawn, classified or reported as being valuable have been leased by the United States, such patent shall be made subject to the rights of the lessee, but the patentee shall be subrogated to the rights of the United States under the lease.

Source credit: (Apr. 17, 1954, ch. 152, 68 Stat. 56.)

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1954Enacted · Act of Apr. 17, 1954, ch. 152 · 68 Stat. 56

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