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title: "16 U.S.C. § 460aa–11"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 460aa–11 - Patents; restriction on issuance

## Text

Patents shall not hereafter be issued for locations and claims heretofore made in the recreation area under the mining laws of the United States.

(Pub. L. 92–400, § 12, Aug. 22, 1972, 86 Stat. 615.)