43 CFR 3509.15 - Do I have to pay for a future interest lease?

Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 11, 2026

Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior last revised: Dec 18, 2025

View all text of Subpart 3509 [§ 3509.10 - § 3509.51]

§ 3509.15 - Do I have to pay for a future interest lease?

You must pay fair market value for the mineral deposit when title vests in the United States. You also will be required to pay royalty on your production.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 30 U.S.C. 189,192c,and; 43 U.S.C. 1701

source: 64 FR 53536, Oct. 1, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 43 CFR 3509.15