Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§460aa–11 Patents; Restriction on Issuance
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXXXV — SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460aa–11
Summary
No patents will be issued from now on for locations and claims that were already made in the recreation area under U.S. mining laws.
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Title 16, §460aa–11
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Patents shall not hereafter be issued for locations and claims heretofore made in the recreation area under the mining laws of the United States.
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16 U.S.C. § 460aa–11
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102