Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§441h Jurisdiction of Mining and Mineral Rights; Patents
Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LXI— NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS › § 441h
Summary
Federal lands removed from the park by Interior transfer to the Agriculture Secretary to manage under title III (Bankhead-Jones) and related title IV. Lands once reserved are open to mining, and transfers need patents from Interior.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §441h
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Administrative jurisdiction over all Federal lands eliminated from the park, by the issuance of an order or orders of the Secretary of the Interior, is transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture for use, administration, and disposition in accordance with the provisions of title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act [7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq.] and the related provisions of title IV thereof: Provided, That all of such lands formerly set apart and reserved from the public domain shall be subject to the mining and minerals-leasing laws: And provided further, That any disposition of any such lands formerly set apart and reserved from the public domain shall be evidenced by patents issued by the Secretary of the Interior.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, referred to in text, is act
July 22, 1937, ch. 517, 50 Stat. 522. Title III of the Act is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 1010 et seq.) of chapter 33 of Title 7, Agriculture. Title IV thereof, referred to in text, which was classified to sections 1014 to 1029 of title 7, was repealed by act
June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862, and by Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 341(a), Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 318. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1000 of Title 7 and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Word “park” substituted in text for “monument” pursuant to Pub. L. 95–625, § 611, which is classified to section 441e–1 of this title and which redesignated Badlands National Monument as Badlands National Park.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 441h
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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