Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 16 : Section 577


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 577. Public lands in northern Minnesota; withdrawal from entry and appropriation

      All public lands of the United States situated north of township
    60 north in the Counties of Cook and Lake, State of Minnesota,
    including the natural shore lines of Lake Superior within such
    area; all public lands of the United States situated in that part
    of St. Louis County, State of Minnesota, lying north of a line
    beginning at the northeast corner of Township 63 north, Range 12
    west, 4th P. M., thence westerly along the township line to the
    southwest corner of Township 64 north, Range 18 west, 4th P. M.,
    thence northerly to the northwest corner of Township 65 north,
    Range 18 west, 4th P. M., thence westerly to the southwest corner,
    Township 66 north, Range 21 west, 4th P. M., thence northerly along
    the Township line to its intersection with the international
    boundary between the United States and the Dominion of Canada; all
    public lands of the United States on the shore lines of the lakes
    and streams forming the international boundary, so far as such
    lands lie within the areas heretofore described in this section;
    all public lands of the United States in that part of the Superior
    National Forest located in Townships 61 and 62, Ranges 12 and 13
    west, 4th P. M.; and all public lands of the United States on the
    shore lines of Burntside Lake and Lake Vermilion, State of
    Minnesota, are withdrawn from all forms of entry or appropriation
    under the public land laws of the United States, subject to prior
    existing legal rights initiated under the public land laws, so long
    as such claims are maintained as required by the applicable law or
    laws and subject to such permits and licenses as may be granted or
    issued by the Department of Agriculture under laws or regulations
    generally applicable to national forests.



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