Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores
§ 410e. Acquisition of additional lands; reservation of oil, gas, and mineral rights; reservation of royalty rights
Statutory text
In order to consolidate the Federal ownership of lands within the boundary set forth in deed numbered 19035 executed , by the trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund of the State of Florida, and accepted by the Secretary of the Interior on , for Everglades National Park purposes, the said Secretary is authorized, within the aforesaid boundary and with any funds made available for that purpose, to procure lands or interests therein by purchase or otherwise, subject, however, to the right of retention by owners of lands, interests in lands, interests in oil, gas, and mineral rights, or royalties, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, or assigns (hereinafter referred to as “owners”), at their election, of the following:
The reservation until , of all oil, gas, and mineral rights or interests, including the right to lease, explore for, produce, store, and remove oil, gas, and other minerals from such lands: Provided, That if on or before said date, oil, gas, or other minerals are being produced in commercial quantities anywhere within the boundary set forth in aforesaid deed numbered 19035, then in that event the time of the reservation as set forth in this subsection shall automatically extend for all owners, regardless of whether such production is from land in which such owners have an interest, for so long as oil, gas, or other minerals are produced in commercial quantities anywhere within said boundary. To exercise this reservation, the owners, their lessees, agents, employees, and assigns shall have such right of ingress and egress to and from such lands as may be necessary; and
After the termination of the reserved rights of owners as set forth in subsection (1) hereof, a further reservation of the right to customary royalties, applying at the time of production, in any oil, gas, or other minerals which may be produced from such lands at any time before , should production ever be authorized by the Federal Government or its assigns.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 81–659 § 1 · 63 Stat. 733
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 410e
(Oct. 10, 1949, ch. 659, § 1, 63 Stat. 733.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Oct. 10, 1949, ch. 659, § 1, 63 Stat. 733.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) The reservation until October 9, 1958, of all oil, gas, and mineral rights or interests, including the right to lease, explore for, produce, store, and remove oil, gas, and other minerals from such Time limitation. lands: Provided, That if on or before said date, oil, gas, or other minerals are being produced in commercial quantities anywhere within the boundary set forth in aforesaid deed numbered 19035, then in that event the time of the reservation as set forth in this subsection shall automatically extend for all Automatic extension. owners, regardless of whether such production is from land in which such owners have an interest, for so long as oil, gas, or other minerals are produced in commercial quantities anywhere within said boundary. To exercise this reservation, the owners, their lessees, agents, employees, and assigns shall have such right of ingress and egress to and from such lands as may be necessary; and
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Credits
(Oct. 10, 1949, ch. 659, § 1, 63 Stat. 733.)