Lease
Lease means any contract approved by the United States under the Act of May 11, 1938 (52 Stat. 347) (25 U.S.C. 396a-396g), as amended, that authorizes exploration for, extraction of, or removal of any minerals.
Source
25 CFR § 211.3
Scoping language
As used in this part, the following words and phrases have the specified meaning except where otherwise indicated: