[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC124]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 3--LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS,
SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE
SUBCHAPTER V--AGRICULTURAL ENTRY OF LANDS WITHDRAWN OR CLASSIFIED AS
CONTAINING PHOSPHATE, NITRATE, POTASH, OIL, GAS, ASPHALTIC MINERALS,
SODIUM, OR SULPHUR
Sec. 124. Agricultural entry or purchase of lands withdrawn or
classified as containing sodium or sulphur
Lands withdrawn, classified, or reported as valuable for sodium and/
or sulphur and subject to prospecting, leasing, or development under the
General Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, or Acts amendatory thereof or
supplementary thereto [30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.], shall be subject to
appropriation, location, selection, entry, or purchase if otherwise
available in the form and manner and subject to the reservations,
provisions, limitations, and conditions of the Act of Congress approved
July 17, 1914 (38 Stat. L. 509; U.S.C., title 30, sec. 123); Provided,
however, That lands lying within the geologic structure of a field, or
withdrawn, classified, or reported as valuable for any of the minerals
named herein and/or in any of said sections, or upon which leases or
prospecting permits have been applied for or granted, for the production
of any of such minerals, shall not be subject to such appropriation,
location, selection, entry, or purchase unless it shall be determined by
the Secretary of the Interior that such disposal will not unreasonably
interfere with operations under said sections.
(Mar. 4, 1933, ch. 278, 47 Stat. 1570.)
References in Text
The General Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, referred to in text,
probably means the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, act Feb. 25, 1920, ch.
85, 41 Stat. 437, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter
3A (Sec. 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.
The Act of Congress approved July 17, 1914, referred to in text, is
act July 17, 1914, ch. 142, 3
