30 USC § 541i - Withdrawal of lands from entry; expiration of claims

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title: "30 USC § 541i - Withdrawal of lands from entry; expiration of claims"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "541i"
section_name: "Withdrawal of lands from entry; expiration of claims"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "ENTRY AND LOCATION ON COAL LANDS ON DISCOVERY OF SOURCE MATERIAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 795, § 10, 69 Stat. 681.)"
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# § 541i. Withdrawal of lands from entry; expiration of claims

August 11, 1955section 541 of this title*Provided*August 11, 1955

Twenty years after , all lands subject to the provisions of  shall be withdrawn from all forms of entry under this chapter. All claims made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall expire at that time, except for (1) claims for which patent has already been issued, and (2) claims on which application for patent has already been made and on which patent is subsequently issued: , That, if the President shall so provide by Executive order, the provisions of this section shall not become effective until thirty years after .

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 795, § 10, 69 Stat. 681.)