Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§460gg–8 Lands withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under United States mining laws
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XCI— - HELLS CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460gg–8
Summary
Recreation-area federal lands are removed from U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws, except valid existing rights, despite section 1133(d)(2).
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Title 16, §460gg–8
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Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1133(d)(2) of this title and subject to valid existing rights, all Federal lands located in the recreation area are hereby withdrawn from all forms of location, entry, and patent under the mining laws of the United States, and from disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral leasing and all amendments thereto.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 460gg–8
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73