30 U.S.C. § 43
Conditions of sale by local legislature
United States · Title 30 — MINERAL LANDS AND MINING · Status: effective
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- 30 U.S.C. § 43, Conditions of sale by local legislature, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/466749
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As a condition of sale, in the absence of necessary legislation by Congress, the local legislature of any State or Territory may provide rules for working mines, involving easements, drainage, and other necessary means to their complete development; and those conditions shall be fully expressed in the patent.
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