16 U.S.C. § 460aaa–5
Minerals
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 460aaa–5, Minerals, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/445123
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Subject to valid existing rights, the lands within the national recreation area are hereby withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under the United States mining laws and from disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral leasing including all laws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.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- To establish the Grand Island National Recreation Area in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally