Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§252 Disposal of Mineral Rights
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXVII — OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK › § 252
Summary
Allows mineral deposits in certain parts of the park to be claimed under U.S. mining laws for five years starting June 29, 1938. The claims do not include the land itself, and miners may use as much surface as needed for mining under rules set by the Secretary of the Interior.
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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102