Volume 49 · 1235
Public Law 74–238
To conserve the water resources and to encourage reforestation of the watersheds of Santa Barbara County, California, by the withdrawal of certain public land, included within the Santa Barbara National Forest, California, from location and entry under the mining laws.
Approved April 20, 1936
Statutory text
AN ACT
To conserve the water resources and to encourage reforestation of the watersheds of Santa Barbara County, California, by the withdrawal of certain public land, included within the Santa Barbara National Forest, California, from location and entry under the mining laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the public lands of the United States, within the boundaries of the Santa Barbara National Forest, located in the State of California and herein-after described, are hereby withdrawn from location or entry under the mining laws of the United States:
Description.
All Government lands in sections 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33, township 7 north, range 24 west, San Bernardino meridian.
All Government lands in sections 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, township 7 north, range 25 west, San Bernardino meridian.
All Government lands in sections 7 to 36, inclusive, township 7 north, range 26 west, San Bernardino meridian.
All Government lands in sections 1 to 36, inclusive, township 7 north, range 27 west, San Bernardino meridian.
All Government lands in sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, and 36, township 7 north, range 28 west, San Bernardino meridian.
All Government lands in sections 5, 8, and 17, township 6 north,
Description—Contd.
range 24 west, San Bernardino meridian.
All Government lands in township 6 north, range 25 west, San Bernardino meridian.
All Government lands in township 6 north, range 26 west, San Bernardino meridian.
All Government lands in township 6 north, range 27 west, San Bernardino meridian, except sections 19, 30, and 31.
All Government lands in sections 1, 2, and 12, township 6 north, range 28 west, San Bernardino meridian.
All Government lands in sections 6, 7, 18, 19, 30, and 31, town-ship 5 north, range 24 west, San Bernardino meridian.
All Government lands in township 5 north, range 25 west, San Bernardino meridian.
All Government lands in township 5 north, range 26 west, San Bernardino meridian, except in sections 31 and 32.
All Government lands in sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, township 5 north, range 27 west, San Bernardino meridian: Provided, That this Act shall not defeat or affect any
Proviso.
Lawful existing rights not affected.
lawful right which has already attached under the mining laws and which is hereinafter maintained in accordance with such laws: Provided further, That the President upon recommendation of the
Discretionary restoration to entry, etc., of withdrawn lands.
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, may, by Executive order, when in his judgment the public interest would best be served thereby, and after reasonable notice has been given through the Department of the Interior, restore to location and entry under the mining laws, any of the lands hereby withdrawn therefrom: Provided further, That any person desiring to locate and
Location and entry.
enter upon any such withdrawn lands under the mineral land laws may make such location and entry upon a showing satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture that the lands to be entered are chiefly valuable for minerals.
Approved, April 20, 1936.