§460v–4 Lands Withdrawn From Location, Entry, and Patent Under United States Mining Laws; Removal of Minerals; Receipts, Disposition

Summary

Lands inside the recreation area are closed to new mining claims, except for rights that already exist. The Secretary of the Interior can allow removal of nonleasable minerals under rules like section 387 of title 43, and can allow removal of leasable minerals under the Mineral Leasing Act of February 24, 1920 or the Acquired Lands Mineral Leasing Act of August 7, 1947. He may only do this if he finds no significant harm to the Colorado River storage project and the Secretary of Agriculture finds no significant harm to the recreation area. Any lease or permit must have the Secretary of Agriculture’s consent and can include conditions he sets. Money from permits and leases for nonleasable minerals must go into the same Treasury funds and be distributed like receipts from national forests. Money from permits or leases under the Mineral Leasing Act or the Acquired Lands Mineral Leasing Act must be handled as those Acts say.