Lease

Lease means any contract, approved by the Secretary of the Interior under the Act of March 3, 1909 (35 Stat. 783)(25 U.S.C. 396), as amended, and the Act of May 11, 1938 (52 Stat. 347) (25 U.S.C. 396a-396g), as amended, that authorize exploration for, extraction of, or removal of any minerals.

Source

25 CFR § 212.3

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Scoping language

As used in this part, the following words and phrases have the specified meaning except where otherwise indicated:

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