43 U.S.C. § 1068b : US Code - Section 1068B: Mineral reservation

Search 43 U.S.C. § 1068b : US Code - Section 1068B: Mineral reservation

If the claimant requests that the patent to be issued under this
chapter not contain a mineral reservation and if he can establish
to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the requirements of this
chapter have been complied with by such claimant and his
predecessors for the period commencing not later than January 1,
1901, to the date of application, no mineral reservation shall be
made unless the lands are, at the time of issuance of the patent,
within a mineral withdrawal or subject to an outstanding mineral
lease.