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50 U.S.C. § 3994 — Rights in public lands
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**(a) Rights not forfeited** The rights of a servicemember to lands owned or controlled by the United States, and initiated or acquired by the servicemember under the laws of the United States (including the mining and mineral leasing laws) before military service, shall not be forfeited or prejudiced as a result of being absent from the land, or by failing to begin or complete any work or improvements to the land, during the period of military service.
**(b) Temporary suspension of permits or licenses** If a permittee or licensee under the Act of June 28, 1934 ([43 U.S.C. 315](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section315&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), enters military service, the permittee or licensee may suspend the permit or license for the period of military service and for 180 days after termination of or release from military service.
**(c) Regulations** Regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior shall provide for such suspension of permits and licenses and for the remission, reduction, or refund of grazing fees during the period of such suspension.
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**(a) Rights not forfeited** The rights of a servicemember to lands owned or controlled by the United States, and initiated or acquired by the servicemember under the laws of the United States (including the mining and mineral leasing laws) before military service, shall not be forfeited or prejudiced as a result of being absent from the land, or by failing to begin or complete any work or improvements to the land, during the period of military service.
**(b) Temporary suspension of permits or licenses** If a permittee or licensee under the Act of June 28, 1934 ([43 U.S.C. 315](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section315&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), enters military service, the permittee or licensee may suspend the permit or license for the period of military service and for 180 days after termination of or release from military service.
**(c) Regulations** Regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior shall provide for such suspension of permits and licenses and for the remission, reduction, or refund of grazing fees during the period of such suspension.
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In order to promote the highest use of the public lands pending its final disposal, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, by order to establish grazing districts or additions thereto and/or to modify the boundaries thereof, of vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved lands from any part of the public domain of the United States (exclusive of Alaska), which are not in national forests, national parks and monuments, Indian reservations, revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, or revested Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands, and which in his opinion are chiefly valuable for grazing and raising forage crops: Provided, That no lands withdrawn or reserved for any other purpose shall be included in any such district except with the approval of the head of the department having jurisdiction thereof. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed in any way to diminish, restrict, or impair any right which has been heretofore or may be hereafter initiated under existing law validly affecting the public lands, and which is maintained pursuant to such law except as otherwise expressly provided in this subchapter nor to affect any land heretofore or hereafter surveyed which, except for the provisions of this subchapter, would be a part of any grant to any State, nor as limiting or restricting the power or authority of any State as to matters within its jurisdiction. Whenever any grazing district is established pursuant to this subchapter, the Secretary shall grant to owners of land adjacent to such district, upon application of any such owner, such rights-of-way over the lands included in such district for stock-driving purposes as may be necessary for the convenient access by any such owner to marketing facilities or to lands not within such district
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**(a) In general** Any person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may in a civil action—
(1) obtain any appropriate equitable or declaratory relief with respect to the violation;
(2) recover all other appropriate relief, including monetary damages; and
(3) be a representative party on behalf of members of a class or be a member of a class, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, notwithstanding any previous agreement to the contrary.
**(b) Costs and attorney fees** The court may award to a person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter who prevails in an action brought under subsection (a) the costs of the action, including a reasonable attorney fee.
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**(a) Suspension during military service** A person holding a permit or lease on the public domain under the Federal mineral leasing laws who enters military service may suspend all operations under the permit or lease for the duration of military service and for 180 days thereafter. The term of the permit or lease shall not run during the period of suspension, nor shall any rental or royalties be charged against the permit or lease during the period of suspension.
**(b) Notification** In order to obtain the protection of this section, the permittee or lessee shall, within 180 days after entry into military service, notify the Secretary of the Interior by registered mail of the fact that military service has begun and of the desire to hold the claim under this section.
**(c) Contract modification** This section shall not be construed to supersede the terms of any contract for operation of a permit or lease.
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Page 54
TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS
§§ 311 to 313
1 See References in Text note below.
CHAPTER 8—TIMBER AND STONE LANDS
§§ 311 to 313. Repealed. Aug. 1, 1955, ch. 448, 69
Stat. 434
Section 311, acts June 3, 1878, ch. 151, § 1, 20 Stat. 89;
Aug. 4, 1892, ch. 375, § 2, 27 Stat. 348; May 18, 1898, ch.
344, § 1, 30 Stat. 418, authorized sale of public lands valu-
able chiefly for timber or stone.
Section 312, acts June 3, 1878, ch. 151, § 2, 20 Stat. 89;
Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, § 1, 42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462,
43 Stat. 1145, provided for applications for purchase of
timber and stone lands.
Section 313, act June 3, 1878, ch. 151, § 3, 20 Stat. 90,
provided for publication of applications to purchase
timber and stone lands, patent and entry.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EXISTING RIGHTS AND CLAIMS
Act Aug. 1, 1955, ch. 448, 69 Stat. 434, provided that the
repeal of sections 311 to 313 is subject to valid existing
rights and claims.
CHAPTER 8A—GRAZING LANDS
SUBCHAPTER I—GENERALLY
Sec.
315.
Grazing districts; establishment; restrictions;
prior rights; rights-of-way; hearing and no-
tice; hunting or fishing rights.
315a.
Protection, administration, regulation, and
improvement of districts; rules and regula-
tions; study of erosion and flood control; of-
fenses.
315b.
Grazing permits; fees; vested water rights;
permits not to create right in land.
315c.
Fences, wells, reservoirs, and other improve-
ments;
construction;
permits;
partition
fences.
315d.
Grazing stock for domestic purposes; use of
natural resources.
315e.
Rights of way; development of mineral re-
sources.
315f.
Homestead entry within district or with-
drawn lands; classification; preferences.
315g, 315g–1. Repealed.
315h.
Cooperation with associations, land of
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3994
entryman or claimant may make proof without
further reclamation or payments, under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, and receive a patent for the land entered or
claimed.
(c) Filing requirement
In order to obtain the protection of this sec-
tion, the entryman or claimant shall, within 180
days after entry into military service, cause to
be filed in the land office of the district where
the claim is situated a notice communicating
the fact of military service and the desire to
hold the claim under this section.
(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title V, § 503, as added Pub.
L. 108–189, § 1, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2856.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 563 of the
former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassi-
fication and renumbering as this section.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 503 of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. V,
54 Stat. 1187, related to death or incapacity during or
resulting from service as affecting rights and perfec-
tion of rights, prior to the general amendment of this
Act by Pub. L. 108–189. See section 3996 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section applicable to any case not final before Dec.
19, 2003, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–189, set out as a
note under section 3901 of this title.
§ 3994. Mining claims
(a) Requirements suspended
The provisions of section 28 of title 30 specified
in
subsection
(b)
shall
not
apply
to
a
servicemember’s claims or interests in claims,
regularly located and recorded, during a period
of military service and 180 days thereafter, or
during any period of hospitalization or rehabili-
tation due to injuries or disabilities incurr
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