Lease
Lease means any contract, profit-share arrangement, joint venture, or other agreement issued or approved by the United States for a Federal coal resource under a mineral leasing law that authorizes exploration for, development or extraction of, or removal of coalor the land covered by that authorization, whichever is required by the context.
Source
30 CFR § 1206.251
Scoping language
The definitions in 1206.20 do not apply to this subpart. For purposes of this subpart: