16-U.S.C.-460AAA-5

§460Aaa-5 – §460Aaa-5. Minerals

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Title 16 > Chapter 1 > Subchapter CXII > Section 460aaa-5

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• Reference: Section 460aaa-5
• Legend: §460Aaa-5 – §460Aaa-5. Minerals
• USCode Year: 2013

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Subject to valid existing rights, the lands within the national recreation area are hereby withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under the United States mining laws and from disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral leasing including all laws pertaining to geothermal leasing. Also subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall not allow any mineral development on federally owned land within the national recreation area, except that common varieties of mineral materials, such as stone, and gravel, may be utilized only as authorized by the Secretary to the extent necessary for construction and maintenance of roads and facilities within the national recreation area.

(Pub. L. 101–292, §6, May 17, 1990, 104 Stat. 188.)

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16-U.S.C.-460AAA-1 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Conservation

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