43 C.F.R. § 6304.23 What special provisions apply to mineral leasing and material sales?
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
(a) After Congress designates any area of public lands as wilderness, BLM will not issue mineral or geothermal leases, licenses, or permits under the mineral or geothermal leasing laws, or sales contracts or free use permits under the Materials Act (30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) (b) You may continue to hold and operate mineral or geothermal leases, licenses, contracts, or permits under their original terms and conditions after Congress designates the affected BLM lands as wilderness.
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 6300—Management of Designated Wilderness Areas
Subpart 6304—Uses Addressed in Special Provisions of the Wilderness Act
Other Uses Specifically Addressed by the Wilderness Act
§ 6304.23 What special provisions apply to mineral leasing and material sales?
