43 C.F.R. § 2621.3 Certifications; mineral leases and permits.
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
(a) Certifications will be issued for all selections approved under the law by the authorized officer of the Bureau of Land Management. (b) Where all the lands subject to a mineral lease or permit are certified to a State, or if, where the State has previously acquired title to a portion of the lands subject to a mineral lease or permit, the remaining lands in the lease or permit are certified to the State, the State shall succeed to the position of the United States thereunder. Where a portion of the lands subject to any mineral lease or permit are certified to a State, the United States shall retain for the duration of the lease or permit the mineral or minerals for which the lease or permit was issued. [35 FR 9607, June 13, 1970. Redesignated at 46 FR 24135, Apr. 29, 1981]
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 2620—STATE GRANTS
Subpart 2621—Indemnity Selections
§ 2621.3 Certifications; mineral leases and permits.