PUBLIC LAW 106-65 —OCT. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 897 Secretary of the Interior, at the request of the Secretary of the military department concerned, shall close any lands that have been opened to mining or to mineral or geothermal leasing pursuant to this section. (f) LAWS GOVERNING MINING ON WITHDRAWN LANDS.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, mining claims located pursuant to this subtitle shall be subject to the provisions of the mining laws. In the event of a conflict between such laws and this subtitle, this subtitle shall prevail. (2) REGULATION UNDER FLPMA.— Any mining claim located under this subtitle shall be subject to the provisions of the Federal Land PoUcy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). (g) PATENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Patents issued pursuant to this subtitle for locatable minerals shall convey title to locatable minerals only, together with the right to use so much of the surface as may be necessary for purposes incident to mining under the guidelines for such use established by the Secretary of the Interior by regulation. (2) RESERVATION. —All patents referred to in paragraph (1) shall contain a reservation to the United States of the surface of all lands patented and of all nonlocatable minerals on such lands. (3) LOCATABLE MINERALS. —For purposes of this subsection, all minerals subject to location tmder the Mining Law of 1872 are referred to as "locatable minerals". SEC. 3022. USE OF MINERAL MATERIALS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle (except as provided in section 3011(b)(5)(B)), or the Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the Materials Act of 1947; 30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Secretary of the military department concerned may use sand, gravel, or similar mineral material resources of the type subject to disposition under that Act from lands withdrawn and reserved by this subtitle if use of such resources is required for construction needs on such lands. SEC. 3023. IMMUNITY OF UNITED STATES. The United States and all departments or agencies thereof shall be held harmless and shall not be liable for any injuries or damages to persons or property suffered in the course of any mining or mineral or geothermal leasing activity conducted on lands covered by section 3011. Subtitle B—Withdrawals in Arizona SEC. 3031. BARRY M. GOLDWATER RANGE, ARIZONA. (a) WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION. — (1) WITHDRAWAL.— Subject to valid existing rights and except as otherwise provided in this title, all lands and interests in lands within the boundaries established at the Barry M. Goldwater Range, referred to in paragraph (3), are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the general land laws, including the mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, and jurisdiction over such lands
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