Section 1076, act Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 208, 27 Stat. 593 , authorized the President to withhold from sale or grant to municipal corporations portions of abandoned military reservations. Section 1077, acts Aug. 23, 1894, ch. 314, § 1, 28 Stat. 491 ; Feb. 15, 1895, ch. 92, § 1, 28 Stat. 664 , authorized opening of lands of abandoned military reservations to settlement. Section 1078, act Aug. 23, 1894, ch. 314, § 2, 28 Stat. 491 , limited applicability of section 1077 of this title with respect to provisions of act July 5, 1884 , relating to disposition of mineral lands. Section 1079, act Feb. 11, 1903, ch. 543, 32 Stat. 822 , related to confirmation of indemnity selections by States in lieu of school sections in abandoned military reservations. Section 1080, act Feb. 15, 1895, ch. 92, § 1, 28 Stat. 664 , extended applicability of provisions relating to settlement and indemnity selection of abandoned military reservation to those abandoned prior to July 5, 1884 . Section 1081, act Aug. 23, 1894, ch. 314, § 3, as added Apr. 23, 1904, ch. 1496, 33 Stat. 306 , authorized patents for homesteads on Fort Abraham Lincoln Military Reservation, North Dakota. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of Repeal Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 703(a) , Oct. 21, 1976 , 90 Stat. 2789 , provided that the repeal made by section 703(a) is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976 . Savings Provision Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976 , see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579 , set out as a note under section 1701 of this title .