Chapter 96. To provide for agricultural entries on coal lands in Alaska
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CHAP. 96.— An Act To provide for agricultural entries on coal lands in Alaska. March 8, 1922.[[H. R. 8842](/us/bill/67/hr/8842).][[Public, No. 165](/us/pl/67/165).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That from and after theAlaska.Agricultural entries allowed on coal, etc., lands in. passage of this Act homestead claims may be initiated by actual settlers on public lands of the United States in Alaska known to contain workable coal, oil, or gas deposits, or that may be valuable for the coal, oil, or gas contained therein, and which are not otherwise reserved or withdrawn, whenever such claim shall be initiated with a view of obtaining or passing title with a reservation to the UnitedMining rights reserved.
States of the coal, oil, or gas in such lands, and of the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same; and any settler who has initiated aPerfecting of pending homestead entries. homestead claim in good faith on lands containing workable deposits of coal, oil, or gas, or that may be valuable for the coal, oil, or gas contained therein, may perfect the same under the provisions of the laws under which the claim was initiated, but shall receive the limited patent provided for in this Act: *Provided, however*, That should it be*Proviso*.Reserved patents for unreserved lands, with coal, etc. discovered at any time prior to the issuance of a final certificate on any claim initiated for unreserved lands in Alaska that the lands are coal, oil, or gas in character, the patent issued on such entry shall contain the reservation required by this Act. 416 Sec. 2.
Issue of patent with mining reservation. That upon satisfactory proof of full compliance with the provisions of the laws under which the entry is made and of this Act the entryman shall be entitled to a patent to the lands entered by him, which patent shall contain a reservation to the United States of all the coal, oil, or gas in the land so patented, together with theDisposal of coal, etc., deposits.Vol. 38, p. 741; Vol 41, p. 446. right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same.
The coal, oil, or gas deposits so reserved shall be subject to disposal by the United States in accordance with the provisions of the laws applicable to coal, oil, or gas deposits or coal, oil, or gas lands in Alaska in forceProspecting rights. at the time of such disposal. Any person qualified to acquire coal, oil, or gas deposits, or the right to mine and remove the coal or to drill for and remove the oil or gas under the laws of the United States, shall have the right at all times to enter upon the lands entered or patented, as provided by the provisions of this Act, for the purpose of prospecting for coal, oil, or gas therein, upon the approval by the Secretary of the Interior of a bond or undertaking to be filed with him as security for the payment of all damages to the crops andSurface occupation for mining operations, etc. improvements on such lands by reason of such prospecting.
Any person who has acquired from the United States the coal, oil, or gas deposits in any such land, or the right to mine, drill for, or remove the same, may reenter and occupy so much of the surface thereof as may be required for all purposes reasonably incident to the mining and removal of the coal, oil, or gas therefrom, and mine and remove the coal or drill for and remove the oil or gas upon payment of the damages caused thereby to the owner thereof, or upon giving a good and sufficient bond or undertaking in an action instituted in any*Proviso*,Coal for domestic uses. competent court to ascertain and fix said damages: *Provided*, That the owner under such limited patent shall have the right to mine the coal for use on the land for domestic purposes at any time prior to the disposal by the United States of the coal deposits: *Provided further*,Withdrawn lands.
That nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the exploration upon or entry of any coal deposits withdrawn from suchWithdrawn lands not subject to soldiers’ homestead entries. exploration and purchase: *And provided further*, That nothing herein contained shall be held or construed to authorize the entry[R. S. sec. 2306, p. 422](/us/rs/s2306/422). or disposition, under section 2306, United States Revised Statutes, or under Acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, of withdrawn or classified coal, oil, or gas lands or of lands valuable for coal, oil, or gas.
Approved, March 8, 1922.