43 U.S.C. § 148 — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a),

Page 39 TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS § 149 1 See References in Text note below. phosphates’’ in the first clause of this section, and ‘‘June 25, 1910’’ for ‘‘the passage of this Act’’ in the sec- ond proviso of this section. In the last proviso of this section, ‘‘national forest’’ substituted for ‘‘forest reserve’’, in view of act Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, 34 Stat. 1269, providing that forest re- serves should be known as national forests. The provisions of the last proviso of this section were also classified to section 471 of Title 16, Conservation. AMENDMENTS 1976—Pub. L. 94–579 struck out provisions that all lands withdrawn under the act of June 25, 1910, be open to exploration, occupation, and purchase under the mineral laws of the United States in respect to min- erals other than coal, oil, gas, and phosphates and that no national forest be created or additions thereto made to those created before Aug. 24, 1912, in Oregon, Wash- ington, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, or Wyoming, except by Act of Congress. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792, provided that the amendment made by section 704(a) is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976. SAVINGS PROVISION Amendment by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., exist- ing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title. § 143. Repealed. Pub. L. 86–533, § 1(14), June 29, 1960, 74 Stat. 248 Section, act June 25, 1910, ch. 421, § 3, 36 Stat. 848, re- quired Secretary of the Interior to report withdrawals to Congress. § 144. Entries on land withdrawn as valuable for oil or gas validated Entries existing on February 7, 1925, and al- lowed prior to April 1, 1924, under the Stock Raising Homestead Act of December 29, 1916 (Thirty-ninth Statutes at Large, page 862) [43 U.S.C. 291 et seq.], for land withdrawn as valu- able for oil or gas, but not otherwise reserved or withdrawn, are validated, if otherwise regular: Provided, That at date of entry the land was not within the limits of the geologic structure of a producing oil or gas field. (Feb. 7, 1925, ch. 147, § 12, 43 Stat. 812.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Stock Raising Homestead Act of December 29, 1916, referred to in text, is act Dec. 29, 1916, ch. 9, 39 Stat. 862, which was classified generally to subchapter X (§ 291 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title and was re- pealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §§ 702, 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2787, 2792, except for sections 9 and 11 which are classified to sections 299 and 301, respec- tively, of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec- tion 291 of this title and Tables. § 145. Sale of lands withdrawn Whenever in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior any lands which have been with- drawn under the provisions of sections 141 1 and 142 of this title for the purpose of exploratory drilling to discover water supplies for irrigation or other purposes, and which have had wells or other permanent improvements placed thereon by and at the expense of the United States are no longer needed for the purpose for which they were withdrawn and improved, the Secretary of the Interior may appraise the lands, together with the improvements thereon, and thereafter sell the same to a citizen of the United States for not less than the appraised value at public auction to the highest bidder, after giving public notice of the time and place of sale by posting upon the land and publication for not less than thirty days in a newspaper of general circula- tion in the vicinity of the land. (Jan. 26, 1921, ch. 27, § 1, 41 Stat. 1089.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 141 of this title, referred to in text, was re- pealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792. § 146. Patents to purchasers of lands withdrawn Upon payment of the purchase price the Sec- retary of the Interior is authorized by appro- priate patent to convey all the right, title, and interest in and to said lands to the purchaser at said sale, subject, however, to such reservations, limitations, or conditions as said Secretary may deem proper: Provided, That not over one hun- dred and sixty acres shall be sold to any one per- son: Provided further, That any patent issued hereunder shall contain a reservation to the United States of all oil, gas, coal, and other mineral. (Jan. 26, 1921, ch. 27, § 2, 41 Stat. 1089.) § 147. Disposition of proceeds of sale of with- drawn lands The moneys derived from the sale of such lands and improvements shall be disposed of as are other receipts from the sale and disposal of public lands. (Jan. 26, 1921, ch. 27, § 3, 41 Stat. 1090.) § 148. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792 Section, acts June 25, 1910, ch. 431, § 13, 36 Stat. 858; June 29, 1960, Pub. L. 86–533, § 1(13), 74 Stat. 248, author- ized withdrawal of lands in Indian reservations for power or reservation sites. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792, provided that the repeal made by section 704(a) is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976. SAVINGS PROVISION Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as termi- nating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title. § 149. Exchange of private lands included in In- dian reservation for other lands Any private land over which an Indian res- ervation has been extended by Executive order,