Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§252 Disposal of mineral rights

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXVII— - OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK › § 252

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Mineral deposits in certain parts of the park — specifically east of the range line between ranges 9 and 10 and north of the seventh standard parallel, and east of the range line between ranges 4 and 5 west, Willamette meridian — can be claimed under U.S. mining laws for five years from June 29, 1938. People who claim those minerals may use as much of the surface as is reasonably needed to mine or remove them, but the land itself is not included, and all activity must follow general rules the Secretary of the Interior sets.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §252

Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

In the areas of said park lying east of the range line between ranges 9 and 10 and north of the seventh standard parallel, and east of the range line between ranges 4 and 5 west, Willamette meridian, all mineral deposits of the classes and kinds now subject to location, entry, and patent under the mining laws of the United States shall be, exclusive of the land containing them, subject to disposal under such laws for a period of five years from June 29, 1938, with rights of occupation and use of so much of the surface of the land as may be required for all purposes reasonably incident to the mining or removal of the minerals and under such general regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 252

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73