43 USC § 315e - Rights of way; development of mineral resources

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identifier: "/us/usc/t43/s315e"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "43 USC § 315e - Rights of way; development of mineral resources"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "315e"
section_name: "Rights of way; development of mineral resources"
chapter_number: 8
chapter_name: "GRAZING LANDS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERALLY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 28, 1934, ch. 865, § 6, 48 Stat. 1272.)"
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# § 315e. Rights of way; development of mineral resources

Nothing contained in this subchapter shall restrict the acquisition, granting or use of permits or rights of way within grazing districts under existing law; or ingress or egress over the public lands in such districts for all proper and lawful purposes; and nothing contained in this subchapter shall restrict prospecting, locating, developing, mining, entering, leasing, or patenting the mineral resources of such districts under law applicable thereto.

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**Source Credit**: (June 28, 1934, ch. 865, § 6, 48 Stat. 1272.)