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Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior last revised: May 13, 2024
§ 3430.6-3 - Duration of leases.

Preference right leases shall be issued for a term of 20 years and for so long thereafter as coal is produced in commercial quantities as defined in § 3483.1 of this title. Each lease shall be subject to readjustment at the end of the first 20-year period and at the end of each period of 10 years thereafter in accordance with subpart 3451 of this title.

[44 FR 42628, July 19, 1979. Redesignated and amended at 47 FR 33144, July 30, 1982; 50 FR 8627, Mar. 4, 1985]
authority: 30 U.S.C. 181
source: 44 FR 42628, July 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 43 CFR 3430.6-3