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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores

§ 410l. Rules and regulations governing reservation rights

Statutory text

Any reservations retained under the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of section 410j of this title shall be exercised by the owners subject to reasonable rules and regulations which the Secretary may prescribe for the protection of the park, but which shall permit the reserved rights to be exercised so that the oil, gas, and minerals may be explored for, developed, extracted, and removed from the park area in accordance with sound conservation practices. All operations shall be carried on under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe to protect the land and area for park purposes.

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.

  1. Pub. L. 85–482 § 4 · 72 Stat. 280

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 410l

    (Pub. L. 85–482, § 4, July 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 285.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 85–482, § 4, July 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 285.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 4. Any reservations retained under the provisions of subsections Regulations. (1) and (2) of section 2 of this Act shall be exercised by the owners subject to reasonable rules and regulations which the Secretary may prescribe for the protection of the park, but which shall permit the reserved rights to be exercised so that the oil, gas, and minerals may be explored for, developed, extracted, and removed from the park area in accordance with sound conservation practices. All operations shall be carried on under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe to protect the land and area for park purposes.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 85–482, § 4, , 72 Stat. 285.)

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