54 U.S.C. § 100731 — Findings and declaration
submitted 12 years ago by Pub. L. 113-287 to r/title-54-NATIONAL-PARK-SERVICE-AND-RELATED-PROGRAMS · 74 words · no verdicts yet
Congress states two findings here. First, mining technology has changed so much that applying old mining laws to national park units now conflicts with why those parks were created. Second, any mining that does happen in park units should avoid or reduce damage to the environment and other resources.
Congress finds and declares two things:
(1) The technology used for finding and developing minerals has changed a great deal. Continuing to apply the old mining laws of the United States to System* units — where those laws still apply — now conflicts with the reasons those units were created.
(2) Any mining operations that do happen within System units should be run in a way that prevents or minimizes damage to the environment and to other resource values.
Congress finds and declares that—
the level of technology of mineral exploration and development has changed radically, and continued application of the mining laws of the United States to System* units to which the mining laws apply conflicts with the purposes for which the System units were established; and
all mining operations in System units should be conducted so as to prevent or minimize damage to the environment and other resource values.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3109.)
- 2014Enacted · Pub. L. 113-287 · 128 Stat. 3109
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 113-287 on 2014-12-19.
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