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Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior last revised: Dec 18, 2025
All TitlesTitle 43Chapter IIPart 3920Subpart 3927 - Subpart 3927—Lease Terms
View all text of Subpart 3927 [§ 3927.10 - § 3927.50]
§ 3927.20 - Lease size.

The maximum size of an oil shale lease is 5,760 acres.

authority: 30 U.S.C. 241(a), 42 U.S.C. 15927,43.S.C. 1732(b) and 1740
source: 73 FR 69477, Nov. 18, 2008, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 43 CFR 3927.20
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