Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73not60
§504 Power to Make Arrangements Respecting Atomic Energy Materials as Unaffected
Title 30 › Chapter 11— MINING CLAIMS ON LANDS SUBJECT TO MINERAL LEASING LAWS › § 504
Summary
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and other agencies may make leases or withdrawals for source materials (sec. 5(b)(1), Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended). It only validates some mining claims in sec. 501 and alters certain withdrawals or reservations.
Full Legal Text
Title 30, §504
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Except as this chapter provides for (a) validation of certain mining claims located on lands described in section 501 of this title, and (b) the modification and amendment of certain withdrawals or reservations of land, nothing in this chapter shall affect any power or authority duly vested in the Atomic Energy Commission or any other agency, department or officer of the United States to make leases, withdrawals, reservations or other arrangements with respect to source materials as defined in section 5(b)(1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 5(b)(1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, referred to in text, was formerly classified to section 1805(b)(1) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and defined “source material”. Such term is defined in section 11(z) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, which is classified to section 2014(z) of Title 42.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by section 5814 and 5841 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. See, also,
Transfer of Functions
notes set out under those sections.
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Citation
30 U.S.C. § 504
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60