Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73not60
§46 Additional Land Districts and Officers
Title 30 › Chapter 2— MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN GENERAL › § 46
Summary
The President may create extra land districts and appoint officers to carry out sections 21, 22–24, 26–28, 29, 30, 33–48, 50–52, 71–76 and section 661 of title 43.
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Title 30, §46
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The President is authorized to establish additional land districts, and to appoint the necessary officers under existing laws, wherever he may deem the same necessary for the public convenience in executing the provisions of section 21, 22 to 24, 26 to 28, 29, 30, 33 to 48, 50 to 52, 71 to 76 of this title and section 661 of title 43.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 21, 22 to 24, 26 to 28, 29, 30, 33 to 48, 50 to 52, 71 to 76 of this title and section 661 of title 43, referred to in text, were in the original “this chapter”, meaning chapter 6 of title 32 of the Revised Statutes, consisting of R.S. §§ 2318 to 2352. Codification R.S. § 2343 derived from act July 26, 1866, ch. 262, § 7, 14 Stat. 252.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Submerged Lands ActProvisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see section 1303 of Title 43, Public Lands.
Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions For delegation to the Secretary of the Interior of authority vested in the President by this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 10250, June 5, 1951, 16 F.R. 5385, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.
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30 U.S.C. § 46
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60