16 U.S.C. § 1285b : US Code - Section 1285B: Establishment of boundaries for certain component rivers in Alaska; withdrawal of minerals

Search 16 U.S.C. § 1285b : US Code - Section 1285B: Establishment of boundaries for certain component rivers in Alaska; withdrawal of minerals

Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in sections
1274 and 1280 of this title, with respect to components of the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in Alaska designated by
paragraphs (38) through (50) of section 1274(a) of this title -
(1) the boundary of each such river shall include an average of
not more than six hundred and forty acres per mile on both sides
of the river. Such boundary shall not include any lands owned by
the State or a political subdivision of the State nor shall such
boundary extend around any private lands adjoining the river in
such manner as to surround or effectively surround such private
lands; and
(2) the withdrawal made by paragraph (iii) of section 1280(a)
of this title shall apply to the minerals in Federal lands which
constitute the bed or bank or are situated within one-half mile
of the bank of any river designated a wild river by the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation Act.