---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 460dd–2"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "460dd–2"
heading: "Public lands"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/460dd-2"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores"
  - "Subchapter LXXXVIII — Glen Canyon National Recreation Area"
---

# §460dd–2. Public lands

- (a) **Withdrawal from location, entry, and patent under Federal mining laws; removal of minerals—** The lands within the recreation [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A), subject to valid existing rights, are withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under the United States mining laws. Under such regulations as he deems appropriate, the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) shall permit the removal of the nonleasable minerals from lands or interests in lands within the national recreation [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) in the manner prescribed by [section 387 of title 43](/usc/43/387.md), and he shall permit the removal of leasable minerals from lands or interests in lands within the recreation [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, as amended ([30 U.S.C. 181](/usc/30/181.md) et seq.), or the Acquired Lands Mineral Leasing Act of August 7, 1947 ([30 U.S.C. 351](/usc/30/351.md) et seq.), if he finds that such disposition would not have significant adverse effects on the Glen Canyon [project](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-4) or on the administration of the national recreation [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) pursuant to this subchapter.
- (b) **Disposition of funds from permits and leases—** All receipts derived from permits and leases issued on lands in the recreation [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) under the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, as amended [[30 U.S.C. 181](/usc/30/181.md) et seq.], or the Act of August 7, 1947 [[30 U.S.C. 351](/usc/30/351.md) et seq.], shall be disposed of as provided in the applicable Act; and receipts from the disposition of nonleasable minerals within the recreation [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) shall be disposed of in the same manner as moneys received from the sale of [public lands](/usc/16/620e.md?p=7).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 92–593, § 3, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1312.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, as amended, 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 Title 30. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 181 of Title 30 and Tables.

The Acquired Lands Mineral Leasing Act of August 7, 1947, referred to in text, is act Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 513, 61 Stat. 913, which is classified generally to chapter 7 (§ 351 et seq.) of Title 30. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 351 of Title 30 and Tables.