2017 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 28 - Wild and Scenic Rivers
Sec. 1285b - Establishment of boundaries for certain component rivers in Alaska; withdrawal of minerals
| 16 U.S.C. § 1285b (2017) |
| §1285b. Establishment of boundaries for certain component rivers in Alaska; withdrawal of minerals |
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Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in sections 1274 and 1280 of this title, with respect to components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in Alaska designated by paragraphs (38) through (50) of section 1274(a) of this title — (1) the boundary of each such river shall include an average of not more than six hundred and forty acres per mile on both sides of the river. Such boundary shall not include any lands owned by the State or a political subdivision of the State nor shall such boundary extend around any private lands adjoining the river in such manner as to surround or effectively surround such private lands; and (2) the withdrawal made by paragraph (iii) of section 1280(a) of this title shall apply to the minerals in Federal lands which constitute the bed or bank or are situated within one-half mile of the bank of any river designated a wild river by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. |
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(Pub. L. 90–542, §15, as added Pub. L. 96–487, title VI, §606(a), Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2416.) |
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, referred to in par. (2), is Pub. L. 96–487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2371, as amended. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of this title and Tables. |
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| Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 28 - WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS Sec. 1285b - Establishment of boundaries for certain component rivers in Alaska; withdrawal of minerals |
| section 1285b |
| 2017 |
| January 12, 2018 |
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| standard |
| 94 Stat. 2416, 2371 |
| Public Law 90-542, Public Law 96-487 |
