Section 8(b) of
Pub. L. 104–185 provided in part that the repeal of this section is effective Aug. 13, 1996.
Repeal of section not applicable to any privately owned minerals or with respect to Indian lands, see sections 9 and 10 of
Pub. L. 104–185, set out as an Applicability of 1996 Amendment note under section
1701 of Title
30, Mineral Lands and Mining.