2013 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 2 - NATIONAL FORESTS (§§ 471 - 546b-1)
Subchapter II - SCENIC AREAS (§§ 541 - 546b-1)
Section 546a-3 - Minerals
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 2 - NATIONAL FORESTS SUBCHAPTER II - SCENIC AREAS Sec. 546a-3 - Minerals |
| Contains | section 546a-3 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 106-431, §6, Nov. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 1907. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 114 Stat. 1907 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 106-431 |
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Subject to valid existing rights, the lands within the scenic area are hereby withdrawn from disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral leasing, including all laws pertaining to geothermal leasing.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 scenic 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 scenic area.
(Pub. L. 106–431, §6, Nov. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 1907.)
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