Lease
Lease means one of the following, whichever is required by the context: Any form of authorization which is issued under section 8 or maintained under section 6 of the Acts and which authorizes exploration for, and development and production of, specific minerals; or the area covered by that authorization.
Source
30 CFR § 582.3
Scoping language
When used in this part, the following terms shall have the meaning given below: