Section 678, R.S. § 2357, related to acreage price for public lands offered for sale. Section 679, act June 15, 1880, ch. 227, § 3, 21 Stat. 238 , related to acreage price for alternate sections of railroad lands offered for sale. Section 680, act June 15, 1880, ch. 227, § 4, 21 Stat. 238 , excepted former section 679 of this title from applicability to mineral lands of the United States. Section 681, act Mar. 2, 1889, ch. 381, § 4, 25 Stat. 854 , related to price of forfeited railroad lands and adjacent lands. Section 682, act Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2286, 34 Stat. 1052 , authorized sale of public lands for cemetery purposes and set forth the price for such acreage. 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 .