2019 US Code
Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 6 - Withdrawal From Settlement, Location, Sale, or Entry
Sec. 158 - Mineral resources on withdrawn lands; disposition and exploration

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Citation 43 U.S.C. § 158 (2019)
Section Name §158. Mineral resources on withdrawn lands; disposition and exploration
Section Text

All withdrawals or reservations of public lands for the use of any agency of the Department of Defense, except lands withdrawn or reserved specifically as naval petroleum, naval oil shale, or naval coal reserves, heretofore or hereafter made by the United States, shall be deemed to be subject to the condition that all minerals, including oil and gas, in the lands so withdrawn or reserved are under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and there shall be no disposition of, or exploration for, any minerals in such lands except under the applicable public land mining and mineral leasing laws: Provided, That no disposition of, or exploration for, any minerals in such lands shall be made where the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, determines that such disposition or exploration is inconsistent with the military use of the lands so withdrawn or reserved.

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(Pub. L. 85–337, §6, Feb. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 30.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 6 - WITHDRAWAL FROM SETTLEMENT, LOCATION, SALE, OR ENTRY
Sec. 158 - Mineral resources on withdrawn lands; disposition and exploration
Contains section 158
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 72 Stat. 30
Public Law References Public Law 85-337
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