Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§482n–2 Perfection of Mining Claims Within Forest
Title 16 › CHAPTER 2 — NATIONAL FORESTS › SUBCHAPTER I — ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION › § 482n–2
Summary
Claims existing May 24, 1949, that were kept under their original and Arizona laws may be validated under 482n to 482n–3 or under their original law.
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Title 16, §482n–2
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Valid mining claims within the said lands, existing on May 24, 1949, and thereafter maintained in compliance with the law under which they were initiated and the laws of the State of Arizona, may be perfected under sections 482n to 482n–3 of this title, or under the laws under which they were initiated, as the claimant may desire.
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May 24, 1949, referred to in text, was in the original “the date of enactment of this Act”. The date thus referred to is deemed to relate to the date of enactment of section 482n–3 of this title,
May 19, 1955, as applied to any land described in section 482n–3 of this title.
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16 U.S.C. § 482n–2
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102