Lease

Lease means any contract, profit-share arrangement, joint venture, or other agreement issued or approved by the United States under a mineral leasing law that authorizes exploration for, development or extraction of, or removal of lease products - or the land area covered by that authorization, whichever is required by the context. For purposes of this subpart, this definition excludes Federal leases.

Source

30 CFR § 1206.171

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Scoping language

The following definitions apply to this subpart and to subpart J of part 1202 of this title:

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