{"data":{"id":"us/16-u.s.c.-482h-3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 U.S.C. § 482h–3","heading":"Perfection of mining claims","body":"Valid mining claims within the said lands, existing on June 11, 1946, and thereafter maintained in compliance with the law under which they were initiated and the laws of the State of Arizona, may be perfected under sections 482h–1 to 482h–3 of this title, or under the laws under which they were initiated, as the claimant may desire.","path":["Title 16—CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 2—NATIONAL FORESTS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc16@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:44Z","sha256":"35b4faefe3aadd64e2df2faec1d7f938ddf70412d86964bc002300592fcc2dd8","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/16-u.s.c.-482h-2","next":"us/16-u.s.c.-482i"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}