Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 07, 2026

Title 30 - Mineral Resources last revised: Jan 27, 2026
§ 585.204 - What areas are available for leasing consideration?

BOEM may offer any appropriately platted area of the OCS, as provided in § 585.205, for a renewable energy lease, except any area within the exterior boundaries of any unit of the National Park System, National Wildlife Refuge System, National Marine Sanctuary System, or any National Monument.

authority: 43 U.S.C. 1337.
source: 88 FR 6430, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 30 CFR 585.204