16 U.S.C. § 539a : US Code - Section 539A: Mining and mineral leasing on certain national forest lands

Search 16 U.S.C. § 539a : US Code - Section 539A: Mining and mineral leasing on certain national forest lands

Subject to valid existing rights, the minerals in public lands
within the Copper River addition to the Chugach National Forest,
are hereby withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under the
United States mining laws. With respect to such areas, the
Secretary, under such reasonable regulations as he deems
appropriate, may permit the removal of nonleasable minerals from
the lands in the manner prescribed by Reorganization Plan Numbered
3 of 1946 and section 520 of this title, and the removal of
leasable minerals from such lands in accordance with the mineral
leasing laws, if the Secretary finds that such disposition would
not have significant adverse effects on the administration of the
area. All receipts derived from disposal of nonleasable minerals
under this section shall be paid into the same funds or accounts in
the Treasury of the United States and shall be distributed in the
same manner as provided for receipts from national forests.