16 U.S.C. § 192c : US Code - Section 192C: Vested rights

Search 16 U.S.C. § 192c : US Code - Section 192C: Vested rights

Nothing contained in this section and section 192b of this title
shall affect any vested and accrued rights of ownership of lands or
any valid existing claim, location, or entry existing under the
land laws of the United States on June 21, 1930, whether for
homestead, mineral, rights-of-way, or any other purposes
whatsoever, or any water rights and/or rights-of-way connected
therewith, including reservoirs, conduits, and ditches, as may be
recognized by local customs, laws, and decisions of courts, or
shall affect the right of any such owner, claimant, locator, or
entryman to the full use and enjoyment of his land.