Title 30Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73

§77 Alabama coal lands; agricultural entry

Title 30 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - COAL LAND ENTRIES IN GENERAL › § 77

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Alabama coal lands that were withheld from homestead entry on April 23, 1912 under section 171 can be entered under U.S. homestead law, but must follow the rules in sections 83–85.

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Title 30, §77

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Unreserved public lands containing coal deposits in the State of Alabama which on April 23, 1912, were being withheld from homestead entry under the provisions of section 171 of this title, may be entered under the homestead laws of the United States subject to the provisions, terms, conditions, and limitations prescribed in sections 83 to 85 of this title.

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Citation

30 U.S.C. § 77

Title 30Mineral Lands and Mining

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73