30 USC § 1306 - Effect on rights of owner of coal in Alaska to conduct surface mining operations

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title: "30 USC § 1306 - Effect on rights of owner of coal in Alaska to conduct surface mining operations"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "1306"
section_name: "Effect on rights of owner of coal in Alaska to conduct surface mining operations"
chapter_number: 25
chapter_name: "SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–87, title VII, § 716, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 526.)"
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# § 1306. Effect on rights of owner of coal in Alaska to conduct surface mining operations

43 U.S.C. 1601*Provided*

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as increasing or diminishing the rights of any owner of coal in Alaska to conduct or authorize surface coal mining operations for coal which has been or is hereafter conveyed out of Federal ownership to the State of Alaska or pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [ et seq.]: , That such surface coal mining operations meet the requirements of this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–87, title VII, § 716, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 526.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in text, is , , , which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.