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Public Law 87-229 | Indians. Walker River Paiute Tribe, Nev. Mineral rights. |
Public Law 87-229 | 70 Stat. 774 |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all lands set aside and added to the Walker River Indian Reservation, Nevada, by the Secretary of the Interior under the authority of section 2 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1806), are hereby withdrawn from all forms of exploration, location, and entry under the public land mining
laws and the minerals underlying such lands are hereby made a part of the reservation to be held in trust by the United States of America subject to valid existing rights, and such minerals shall be subject to lease for mining purposes pursuant to the provisions of the Act of May 11, 1938 (52 Stat. 347; 25 U. S. C. 396a-g) as amended or supplemented.
Approved, September 14, 1961.