Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-102

§76 Reservation of Rights Upon Coal Lands; Sale of Certain Mining Lands

Title 30 › CHAPTER 3 — LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE › SUBCHAPTER I — COAL LAND ENTRIES IN GENERAL › § 76

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Keeps rights that existed before March 3, 1873 from being taken away or weakened, and stops the sale of land that is valuable for gold, silver, or copper mining.

Full Legal Text

Title 30, §76

Mineral Lands and Mining, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Nothing in sections 71 to 75 of this title shall be construed to destroy or impair any rights which may have attached prior to the third day of March, 1873, or to authorize the sale of lands valuable for mines of gold, silver, or copper.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification R.S. § 2352 derived from act Mar. 3, 1873, ch. 279, § 6, 17 Stat. 608.

Executive Documents

Indian Lands ExceptedSee note set out under section 71 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

30 U.S.C. § 76

Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102