16 U.S.C. § 1902 : US Code - Section 1902: Preservation and management of areas by Secretary of the Interior; promulgation of regulations

Search 16 U.S.C. § 1902 : US Code - Section 1902: Preservation and management of areas by Secretary of the Interior; promulgation of regulations

In order to preserve for the benefit of present and future
generations the pristine beauty of areas of the National Park
System, and to further the purposes of sections 1, and 2 to 4 of
this title, as amended, and the individual organic Acts for the
various areas of the National Park System, all activities resulting
from the exercise of valid existing mineral rights on patented or
unpatented mining claims within any area of the National Park
System shall be subject to such regulations prescribed by the
Secretary of the Interior as he deems necessary or desirable for
the preservation and management of those areas.