30 U.S.C. § 502 — Reservation of minerals to the United

Page 101 TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING § 505 same extent as labor performed and improve- ments made upon or for the benefit of mining claims which are not affected by this chapter. (c) Withdrawal or reservation Any withdrawal or reservation made after the original location of such mining claim affecting land covered by such mining claim is modified and amended so that the effect thereof upon such mining claim shall be the same as if such mining claim had been located upon lands of the United States, which, subsequent to July 31, 1939, and prior to the date of such withdrawal, were subject to location under the mining laws of the United States. (Aug. 12, 1953, ch. 405, § 1, 67 Stat. 539.) § 502. Reservation of minerals to the United States; rights of entry, disposition and re- moval Any mining claim given force and effect as provided in section 501 of this title shall be sub- ject to the reservation to the United States of all minerals which, upon August 12, 1953, are provided in the mineral leasing laws to be dis- posed of thereunder, and the right of the United States, its lessees, permittees, and licensees, to enter upon the land covered by such mining claim to prospect for, mine, treat, store, and re- move such minerals, and to use so much of the surface and subsurface of such mining claim as may be necessary for such purposes, and to enter upon such land whenever reasonably necessary for the purpose of prospecting for, mining, treat- ing, storing, and removing such minerals on and from other lands of the United States; and any patent issued for any such mining claim shall contain such reservation. (Aug. 12, 1953, ch. 405, § 2, 67 Stat. 539.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT For definition of ‘‘mineral leasing laws’’, see section 505 of this title. § 503. Reservations required by law; atomic en- ergy materials The rights under any mining claim given force and effect by this chapter shall also be subject to the reservation to the United States specified in section 5(b)(7) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended, and, in addition, any reserva- tion or reservations required by any other provi- sion or provisions of law; and any patent issued for such mining claim shall contain such res- ervations. (Aug. 12, 1953, ch. 405, § 3, 67 Stat. 540.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 5(b)(7) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended, referred to in text, was formerly classified to section 1805(b)(7) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and prohibited any benefit to a person from confidential information acquired from participation in development of atomic energy program respecting de- posits of fissionable source materials on public lands. Such provisions are covered in section 68(a), (b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, which is classi- fied to section 2098(a), (b) of Title 42. § 504. Power to make arrangements respecting atomic energy materials as unaffected Except as this chapter provides for (a) valida- tion of certain mining claims located on lands described in section 501 of this title, and (b) the modification and amendment of certain with- drawals or reservations of land, nothing in this chapter shall affect any power or authority duly vested in the Atomic Energy Commission or any other agency, department or officer of the United States to make leases, withdrawals, res- ervations or other arrangements with respect to source materials as defined in section 5(b)(1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended. (Aug. 12, 1953, ch. 405, § 4, 67 Stat. 540.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 5(b)(1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, re- ferred to in text, was formerly classified to section 1805(b)(1) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and defined ‘‘source material’’. Such term is defined in section 11(z) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, which is classified to section 2014(z) of Title 42. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by sections 5814 and 5841 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. See, also, Transfer of Func- tions notes set out under those sections. § 505. ‘‘Mineral leasing laws’’ defined As used in this chapter ‘‘mineral leasing laws’’ shall mean the Act of October 20, 1914 (38 Stat. 741); the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437) [30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.]; the Act of April 17, 1926 (44 Stat. 301) [30 U.S.C. 271 et seq.]; the Act of Feb- ruary 7, 1927 (44 Stat. 1057) [30 U.S.C. 281 et seq.] and all Acts heretofore or hereafter enacted which are amendatory of or supplementary to any of the foregoing Acts. (Aug. 12, 1953, ch. 405, § 5, 67 Stat. 540.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of October 20, 1914, referred to in text, is act Oct. 20, 1914, ch. 330, 38 Stat. 741, known as the Alaska Coal Lands Act, which was repealed by Pub. L. 86–252, § 1, Sept. 9, 1959, 73 Stat. 490. The subject matter of this Act is generally covered by subchapters I to VII (§ 181 et seq.) of chapter 3A of this title. For complete classifica- tion of this Act to the Code prior to repeal, see Tables. Act of February 25, 1920, referred to in text, is act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which is classified generally to chapter 3A (§ 181 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 181 of this title and Tables. Act of April 17, 1926, referred to in text, is act Apr. 17, 1926, ch. 158, 44 Stat. 301, which is classified generally to subchapter VIII (§ 271 et seq.) of chapter 3A of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Act of February 7, 1927, referred to in text, is act Feb. 7, 1927, ch. 66, 44 Stat. 1057, which enacted subchapter