42 U.S.C. § 6502 : US Code - Section 6502: Designation of National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska; reservation of lands; disposition and conveyance of mineral materials, lands, etc., preexisting property rights

Search 42 U.S.C. § 6502 : US Code - Section 6502: Designation of National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska; reservation of lands; disposition and conveyance of mineral materials, lands, etc., preexisting property rights

The area known as Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 4, Alaska,
established by Executive order of the President, dated February 27,
1923, except for tract Numbered 1 as described in Public Land Order
2344, dated April 24, 1961, shall be transferred to and
administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with
the provisions of this Act. Effective on the date of transfer all
lands within such area shall be redesignated as the "National
Petroleum Reserve in Alaska" (hereinafter in this chapter referred
to as the "reserve"). Subject to valid existing rights, all lands
within the exterior boundaries of such reserve are hereby reserved
and withdrawn from all forms of entry and disposition under the
public land laws, including the mining and mineral leasing laws,
and all other Acts; but the Secretary is authorized to (1) make
dispositions of mineral materials pursuant to the Act of July 31,
1947 (61 Stat. 681), as amended [30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.], for
appropriate use by Alaska Natives and the North Slope Borough, (2)
make such dispositions of mineral materials and grant such rights-
of-way, licenses, and permits as may be necessary to carry out his
responsibilities under this Act, (3) convey the surface of lands
properly selected on or before December 18, 1975, by Native village
corporations pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
[43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], and (4) grant such rights-of-way to the
North Slope Borough, under the provisions of title V of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 [43 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.] or
section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act, as amended [30 U.S.C. 185],
as may be necessary to permit the North Slope Borough to provide
energy supplies to villages on the North Slope. All other
provisions of law heretofore enacted and actions heretofore taken
reserving such lands as a Naval Petroleum Reserve shall remain in
full force and effect to the extent not inconsistent with this Act.