42 Stat. 41543 U.S.C. 270–1175 Stat. 38443 U.S.C. 270–1376 Stat. 74043 U.S.C. 270–13The coal, oil, or gas deposits reserved to the United States in accordance with the act of (; et seq.), as added to by the Act of (; ), and amended by the Act of (; ), shall be subject to disposal by the United States in accordance with the provisions of the laws applicable to coal, oil, or gas deposits or coal, oil, or gas lands in Alaska in force at the time of such disposal. Any person qualified to acquire coal, oil, or gas deposits, or the right to mine or remove the coal or to drill for and remove the oil or gas under the laws of the United States shall have the right at all times to enter upon the lands patented under the Act of , as amended, and in accordance with the provisions hereof, for the purpose of prospecting for coal, oil, or gas therein, upon the approval by the Secretary of the Interior of a bond or undertaking to be filed with him as security for the payment of all damages to the crops and improvements on such lands by reason of such prospecting. Any person who has acquired from the United States the coal, oil, or gas deposits in any such land, or the right to mine, drill for, or remove the same, may reenter and occupy so much of the surface thereof incident to the mining and removal of the coal, oil, or gas therefrom, and mine and remove the coal or drill for and remove oil and gas upon payment of the damages caused thereby to the owner thereof, or upon giving a good and sufficient bond or undertaking in an action instituted in any competent court to ascertain and fix said damages: Provided, That the owner under such limited patent shall have the right to mine the coal for use on the land for domestic purposes at any time prior to the disposal by the United States of the coal deposits: Provided further, That nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the exploration upon or entry of any coal deposits withdrawn from such exploration and purchase.
Mar. 8, 1922, ch. 96, § 242 Stat. 416Pub. L. 85–725, § 272 Stat. 730Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 703(c)90 Stat. 2791(, ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
act Mar. 8, 1922, ch. 9642 Stat. 415section 270–13 of this titlesection 703(a) of Pub. L. 94–579Act of and this Act, referred to in text, is , , which is classified to sections 270–11 to 270–13 of this title. The provisions added by the act of , and amended by the act of were classified to . Sections 270–11 and 270–13 of this title were repealed by . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Codification
section 377 of Title 48Section was formerly classified to , Territories and Insular Possessions.
Amendments
Pub. L. 94–579section 270–11 of this title1976— substituted provisions relating to disposal by United States of coal, oil, or gas deposits reserved to the United States, applicability of statutory provisions to such disposal, and entry, reentry, etc., on lands for prospecting, mining, and removal of deposits, for provisions relating to patent for land entered under , reservation to the patented land, disposal of reserved coal, oil, or gas deposits, and entry, reentry, etc., on lands for prospecting, mining, and removal of deposits.
Pub. L. 85–725“And provided furthersection 274 of this title1958— struck out , That nothing herein contained shall be held or construed to authorize the entry or disposition, under , or under Acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, of withdrawn or classified coal, oil, or gas lands or of lands valuable for coal, oil, or gas”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 703(c)90 Stat. 2791, , , provided that the amendment made by section 703(c) is effective on and after tenth anniversary of date of approval of this Act, .
Savings Provision
Pub. L. 94–579section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579section 1701 of this titleAmendment by not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on , see , set out as a note under .