Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

100732

16 U.S.C. 1902.

Pub. L. 94–429, § 2, Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1342.

The word “valid” is omitted for clarity because regulations apply to the exercise of mining claim rights before they are determined to be valid. The word “existing” is omitted as obsolete.