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Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining

Chapter 20 — Conveyances to Occupants of Unpatented Mining Claims

§ 703. Withdrawal of lands in aid of a governmental unit

Statutory text

Where the lands for which application is made under section 701 of this title have been withdrawn in aid of a function of a Federal department or agency other than the Department of the Interior, or of a State, county, municipality, water district, or other local governmental subdivision or agency, the Secretary of the Interior may convey an interest therein only with the consent of the head of the governmental unit concerned and under such terms and conditions as said head may deem necessary.

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. 87–851 § 3 · 76 Stat. 1127

    Enacted · 30 U.S.C. § 703

    (Pub. L. 87–851, § 3, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1127.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 87–851, § 3, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1127.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 3. Where the lands for which application is made under section 1 of this Act have been withdrawn in aid of a function of a Federal department or agency other than the Department of the. Interior, or of a State, county, municipality, water district, or other local governmental subdivision or agency, the Secretary of the Interior may convey an interest therein only with the consent of the head of the governmental unit concerned and under such terms and conditions as said head may deem necessary.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 87–851, § 3, , 76 Stat. 1127.)

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