§ 49a — Mining Laws Of United States Extended To Alaska; Exploration And Mining For Precious Metals; Regulations; Conflict Of Laws; Permits; Dumping Tailings; Pumping From Sea; Reservation Of Roadway; Title To Land Below Line Of High Tide Or High-water Mark; Transfer Of Title To Future State

of title 43, shall not apply to mineral lands or town sites. No person shall acquire by virtue of this section any title to any land below the line of ordinary high tide or the line of ordinary high-water mark, as the case may be, of the waters described in this section. Any rights or privileges acquired hereunder with respect to mining operations in land, title to which is transferred to a future State upon its admission to the Union and which is situated within its boundaries, shall be terminable by such State, and the said mining operations shall be subject to the laws of such State.