Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§316o Laws Applicable
Title 43 › CHAPTER 8A — GRAZING LANDS › SUBCHAPTER II — ALASKA › § 316o
Summary
Existing laws about Alaska lands and resources stay in effect the same after March 4, 1927, and nothing here stops lawful entry or exit of those lands for purposes allowed by those laws, including prospecting and mining.
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Title 43, §316o
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Laws now applicable to lands or resources in the Territory of Alaska shall continue in force and effect to the same extent and in the same manner after March 4, 1927, as before, and nothing in this subchapter shall preclude or prevent ingress or egress upon the lands in districts for any purpose authorized by any such law, including prospecting for and extraction of minerals.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 471o of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
Executive Documents
Admission of Alaska as StateAdmission of Alaska into the Union was accomplished Jan. 3, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3269, Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, as required by section 1 and 8(c) of Pub. L. 85–508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, set out as notes preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
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43 U.S.C. § 316o
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102