Lease
Lease means any contract approved by the United States under the Act of May 11, 1938 (52 Stat. 347) (25 U.S.C. 396a396g), 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: