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16 U.S.C. § 1280 — Federal mining and mineral leasing laws
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**(a) Applicability to components of system** Nothing in this chapter shall affect the applicability of the United States mining and mineral leasing laws within components of the national wild and scenic rivers system except that—
(i) all prospecting, mining operations, and other activities on mining claims which, in the case of a component of the system designated in [section 1274 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1274&num=0&edition=prelim), have not heretofore been perfected or which, in the case of a component hereafter designated pursuant to this chapter or any other Act of Congress, are not perfected before its inclusion in the system and all mining operations and other activities under a mineral lease, license, or permit issued or renewed after inclusion of a component in the system shall be subject to such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior or, in the case of national forest lands, the Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe to effectuate the purposes of this chapter;
(ii) subject to valid existing rights, the perfection of, or issuance of a patent to, any mining claim affecting lands within the system shall confer or convey a right or title only to the mineral deposits and such rights only to the use of the surface and the surface resources as are reasonably required to carrying on prospecting or mining operations and are consistent with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior or, in the case of national forest lands, by the Secretary of Agriculture; and
(iii) subject to valid existing rights, the minerals in Federal lands which are part of the system and constitute the bed or bank or are situated within one-quarter mile of the bank of any river designated a wild
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**(a) Applicability to components of system** Nothing in this chapter shall affect the applicability of the United States mining and mineral leasing laws within components of the national wild and scenic rivers system except that—
(i) all prospecting, mining operations, and other activities on mining claims which, in the case of a component of the system designated in [section 1274 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1274&num=0&edition=prelim), have not heretofore been perfected or which, in the case of a component hereafter designated pursuant to this chapter or any other Act of Congress, are not perfected before its inclusion in the system and all mining operations and other activities under a mineral lease, license, or permit issued or renewed after inclusion of a component in the system shall be subject to such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior or, in the case of national forest lands, the Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe to effectuate the purposes of this chapter;
(ii) subject to valid existing rights, the perfection of, or issuance of a patent to, any mining claim affecting lands within the system shall confer or convey a right or title only to the mineral deposits and such rights only to the use of the surface and the surface resources as are reasonably required to carrying on prospecting or mining operations and are consistent with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior or, in the case of national forest lands, by the Secretary of Agriculture; and
(iii) subject to valid existing rights, the minerals in Federal lands which are part of the system and constitute the bed or bank or are situated within one-quarter mile of the bank of any river designated a wild river under this chapter or any subsequent Act are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the mining laws and from operation of the mineral leasing laws including, in both cases, amendments thereto.
Regulations issued pursuant to paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this subsection shall, among other things, provide safeguards against pollution of the river involved and unnecessary impairment of the scenery within the component in question.
**(b) Withdrawal from appropriation of minerals in Federal river beds or bank areas; prospecting, leases, licenses, and permits** The minerals in any Federal lands which constitute the bed or bank or are situated within one-quarter mile of the bank of any river which is listed in [section 1276(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1276/a&num=0&edition=prelim) are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the mining laws during the periods specified in [section 1278(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1278/b&num=0&edition=prelim). Nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed to forbid prospecting or the issuance of leases, licenses, and permits under the mineral leasing laws subject to such conditions as the Secretary of the Interior and, in the case of national forest lands, the Secretary of Agriculture find appropriate to safeguard the area in the event it is subsequently included in the system. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection or any other provision of this chapter, all public lands which constitute the bed or bank, or are within an area extending two miles from the bank of the river channel on both sides of the river segments referred to in paragraphs (77) through (88) of [section 1276(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1276/a&num=0&edition=prelim) are hereby withdrawn subject to valid existing rights, from all forms of appropriation under the mining laws and from operation of the mineral leasing laws including, in both cases, amendments thereto, during the periods specified in [section 1278(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1278/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Designation** The following rivers and the land adjacent thereto are hereby designated as components of the national wild and scenic rivers system:
(1) **Clearwater, Middle Fork, Idaho—** — The Middle Fork from the town of Kooskia upstream to the town of Lowell; the Lochsa River from its junction with the Selway at Lowell forming the Middle Fork, upstream to the Powell Ranger Station; and the Selway River from Lowell upstream to its origin; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
(2) **Eleventh Point, Missouri—** — The segment of the river extending downstream from Thomasville to State Highway 142; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
(3) **Feather, California—** — The entire Middle Fork downstream from the confluence of its tributary streams one kilometer south of Beckwourth, California; to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
(4) **Rio Grande, New Mexico—** — The segment extending from the Colorado State line downstream to the State Highway 96 crossing, and the lower four miles of the Red River; to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
(5) **Rogue, oregon.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The segment of the river extending from the mouth of the Applegate River downstream to the Lobster Creek Bridge, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as agreed to by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture or as directed by the President.
(B) *Additions.—* — In addition to the segment described in subparagraph (A), there are designated the following segments in the Rogue River:
(i) *Kelsey creek.—* — The approximately 6.8-mile segment of Kelsey Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in T. 32 S., R. 9 W., sec. 25, Willamette Meridian, to the confluence with th
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1279
§ 1279. Withdrawal of public lands from entry,
sale, or other disposition under public land
laws
(a) Lands within authorized boundaries of com-
ponents of system
All public lands within the authorized bound-
aries of any component of the national wild and
scenic rivers system which is designated in sec-
tion 1274 of this title or which is designated
after October 2, 1968, for inclusion in that sys-
tem are hereby withdrawn from entry, sale, or
other disposition under the public land laws of
the United States. This subsection shall not be
construed to limit the authorities granted in
section 1277(d) or section 1285a of this title.
(b) Lands constituting bed or bank of river;
lands within bank area
All public lands which constitute the bed or
bank, or are within one-quarter mile of the
bank, of any river which is listed in section
1276(a) of this title are hereby withdrawn from
entry, sale, or other disposition under the public
land laws of the United States for the periods
specified in section 1278(b) of this title. Notwith-
standing the foregoing provisions of this sub-
section or any other provision of this chapter,
subject only to valid existing rights, including
valid Native selection rights under the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.], all public lands which constitute the bed
or bank, or are within an area extending two
miles from the bank of the river channel on both
sides of the river segments referred to in para-
graphs (77) through (88) of section 1276(a) of this
title are hereby withdrawn from entry, sale,
State selection or other disposition under the
public land laws of the United States for the pe-
riods specified in section 1278(b) of this title.
(Pub. L. 90–542,
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