Management and use of land; land use plan
section 460mm of this title43 U.S.C. 1701section 460mm–2 of this titleSubject to valid existing rights, the Secretary, through the Bureau of Land Management, shall administer the Steese National Conservation Area established in pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 [ et seq.] dealing with the management and use of land in Federal ownership, and shall, within five years of , develop a land use plan for each such area, and for the area established in .
Transfer of lands; mineral exploration and development
43 U.S.C. 171630 U.S.C. 181–28730 U.S.C. 601–60330 U.S.C. 22–5430 U.S.C. 22–54No public lands within the national conservation area shall be transferred out of Federal ownership except by exchange pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act []. Where consistent with the land use plans for the area, mineral development may be permitted pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, and supplemented () or the Materials Act of 1947, as amended (). Subject to valid existing rights, the minerals in Federal lands within national conservation areas are hereby withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under the United States mining laws (). Where consistent with the land use plan for the area, the Secretary may classify lands within national conservation areas as suitable for locatable mineral exploration and development and open such lands to entry, location, and patent under the United States mining laws ().
Regulation of mining activities
Subject to valid existing rights, all mining claims located within any such unit shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Secretary may prescribe to assure that mining will, to the maximum extent practicable, be consistent with protection of the scenic, scientific, cultural, and other resources of the area and any patent issued after , shall convey title only to the minerals together with the right to use the surface of lands for mining purposes subject to such reasonable regulations as the Secretary may prescribe as aforesaid.
Pub. L. 96–487, title IV, § 40294 Stat. 2396(, , .)
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Pub. L. 94–57990 Stat. 2743section 1701 of Title 43The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , , which is classified principally to chapter 35 (§ 1701 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 8541 Stat. 437section 181 of Title 30The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, and supplemented, referred to in subsec. (b), is , , known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which is classified generally to chapter 3A (§ 181 et seq.) of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
act July 31, 1947, ch. 40661 Stat. 681section 601 of Title 30The Materials Act of 1947, as amended, referred to in subsec. (b), is , , which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 601 et seq.) of chapter 15 of Title 30. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.