30 USC § 503 - Reservations required by law; atomic energy materials

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identifier: "/us/usc/t30/s503"
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title: "30 USC § 503 - Reservations required by law; atomic energy materials"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "503"
section_name: "Reservations required by law; atomic energy materials"
chapter_number: 11
chapter_name: "MINING CLAIMS ON LANDS SUBJECT TO MINERAL LEASING LAWS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 12, 1953, ch. 405, § 3, 67 Stat. 540.)"
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# § 503. Reservations required by law; atomic energy 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 reservation or reservations required by any other provision or provisions of law; and any patent issued for such mining claim shall contain such reservations.

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**Source Credit**: (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 , 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 deposits 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 classified to section 2098(a), (b) of Title 42.