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PUBLIC LAW 85-725-AUG. 23, 1958

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Public Law 85-725 August 23. 1958 [H. R. 4635]

AN ACT To provide for settlement and entry of public lands in Alaska containing coal, oil, or gas under section 10 of the Act of May 14, 1898, as amended.

Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Alaska. United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of the Public lands settlement and Act of March 8, 1922 (42 Stat. 415; 48 U.S.C. 376), is hereby entry. amended: (a) By striking out the words "from and after the passage of this Act" and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Claims under section 10 of the Act of May 14, 1898 (30 Stat. 413), as amended (48 U.S.C. 461),and" (b) By striking out the phrase "settler who has initiated a homestead claim" and by inserting in lieu thereof "claihiant who has initiated such a claim". SEC. 2. Section 2 of the Act of March 8, 1922 (42 Stat. 416; 48 U.S.C. 377), is hereby amended by striking out the last proviso of that section. SEC. 3. The Act of May 14, 1898, as amended, supra, is further amended by inserting immediately after the words "coal lands" and "gas lands" where they appear, the following: "except as provided under the Act of March 8, 1922 (42 Stat. 415; 48 U.S.C. 376)". SEC. 4. Any person who heretofore settled or entered on lands made 48 Stat. 376,377. subject to the provisiou of the Act of March 8, 1922, under the terms of this Act shall be entitled to credit toward the requirements of the Act under which settlement or entry was made to the full extent that he complied with such requirements prior to the enactment of this Act: Provided, however, that this section shall not be construed to divest or impair any right which has heretofore vested in any person, firm, or corporation pursuant to lease, contract or any other provision of law. Approved August 23, 1958.

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