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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 158. Mineral resources on withdrawn lands; disposition and exploration
All withdrawals or reservations of public lands for the use of
any agency of the Department of Defense, except lands withdrawn or
reserved specifically as naval petroleum, naval oil shale, or naval
coal reserves, heretofore or hereafter made by the United States,
shall be deemed to be subject to the condition that all minerals,
including oil and gas, in the lands so withdrawn or reserved are
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and there
shall be no disposition of, or exploration for, any minerals in
such lands except under the applicable public land mining and
mineral leasing laws: Provided, That no disposition of, or
exploration for, any minerals in such lands shall be made where the
Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of the
Interior, determines that such disposition or exploration is
inconsistent with the military use of the lands so withdrawn or
reserved.
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