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Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§460dd–2 Public Lands

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LXXXVIII— GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460dd–2

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

No new mining claims can be made on recreation-area lands, except for existing valid rights. The Secretary must allow removal of nonleasable minerals under federal rules, and may allow leasing or removal of leasable minerals under the Mineral Leasing Act (Feb. 25, 1920) or the Acquired Lands Mineral Leasing Act (Aug. 7, 1947) only if it will not significantly harm the Glen Canyon project or how the recreation area is managed. Money from leases must be handled as those Acts require. Money from selling nonleasable minerals is handled the same way as proceeds from public land sales.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460dd–2

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(a)The lands within the recreation area, subject to valid existing rights, are withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under the United States mining laws. Under such regulations as he deems appropriate, the Secretary shall permit the removal of the nonleasable minerals from lands or interests in lands within the national recreation area in the manner prescribed by section 387 of title 43, and he shall permit the removal of leasable minerals from lands or interests in lands within the recreation area in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), or the Acquired Lands Mineral Leasing Act of August 7, 1947 (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.), if he finds that such disposition would not have significant adverse effects on the Glen Canyon project or on the administration of the national recreation area pursuant to this subchapter.
(b)All receipts derived from permits and leases issued on lands in the recreation area under the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, as amended [30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.], or the Act of August 7, 1947 [30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.], shall be disposed of as provided in the applicable Act; and receipts from the disposition of nonleasable minerals within the recreation area shall be disposed of in the same manner as moneys received from the sale of public lands.

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References in Text

The Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, as amended, referred to in text, is act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which is classified generally to chapter 3A (§ 181 et seq.) of Title 30. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 181 of Title 30 and Tables. The Acquired Lands Mineral Leasing Act of August 7, 1947, referred to in text, is act Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 513, 61 Stat. 913, which is classified generally to chapter 7 (§ 351 et seq.) of Title 30. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 351 of Title 30 and Tables.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460dd–2

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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