Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§247 Homestead, Mineral, and Other Rights Unaffected
Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter XXVI— THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK › § 247
Summary
Protects any already valid U.S. land claim, location, or entry — for homesteads, minerals, rights-of-way, or other uses. It does not take away or reduce the claim holder’s right to use and enjoy that land.
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Title 16, §247
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That nothing herein contained shall affect any valid existing claim, location, or entry under the land laws of the United States, whether for homestead, mineral, right-of-way, or any other purposes whatsoever, or shall affect the right of any such claimant, locator, or entryman to the full use and enjoyment of his land.
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Herein, referred to in text, means act Apr. 25, 1947, which was generally classified to this subchapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. The land laws of the United States, referred to in text, are classified generally to Title 43, Public Lands.
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16 U.S.C. § 247
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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