§ 971a. — Alaskan lands within highway, telephone, and pipeline withdrawals; disposal; amendment of land description of claim or entry on adjoining lands.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC971a]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 22--RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS
Sec. 971a. Alaskan lands within highway, telephone, and pipeline
withdrawals; disposal; amendment of land description of claim or
entry on adjoining lands
Upon revocation of a withdrawal for highways, telephone lines, or
pipelines, in Alaska, the lands involved shall be subject to disposal
only under laws specified by the Secretary of the Interior, subject to
easements as established by the Secretary. Notwithstanding any statutory
limitation on the area which may be included in an unpatented claim or
entry, the Secretary may permit the amendment of the land description of
a claim or entry on adjoining lands to include the restored lands.
(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 848, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 898.)
Codification
This section was formerly classified to section 420 of Title 48,
Territories and Insular Possessions.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 971c, 971d, 971e of this
title.
