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Title 43 — Public Lands

Chapter 8A — Grazing Lands

§ 315e. Rights of way; development of mineral resources

Statutory text

Nothing contained in this subchapter shall restrict the acquisition, granting or use of permits or rights of way within grazing districts under existing law; or ingress or egress over the public lands in such districts for all proper and lawful purposes; and nothing contained in this subchapter shall restrict prospecting, locating, developing, mining, entering, leasing, or patenting the mineral resources of such districts under law applicable thereto.

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. 73–865 § 6 · 48 Stat. 1269

    Enacted · 43 U.S.C. § 315e

    (June 28, 1934, ch. 865, § 6, 48 Stat. 1272.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (June 28, 1934, ch. 865, § 6, 48 Stat. 1272.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 6. Nothing herein contained shall restrict the acquisition, granting or use of permits or rights-of-way within grazing districts under existing law; or ingress or egress over the public lands Prospecting, etc., minerals. in such districts for all proper and lawful purposes; and nothing herein contained shall restrict prospecting, locating, developing, mining, entering, leasing, or patenting the mineral resources of such districts under law applicable thereto.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(June 28, 1934, ch. 865, § 6, 48 Stat. 1272.)

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