Regulations last checked for updates: Apr 30, 2025

Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior last revised: Apr 16, 2025
§ 8.5 - Mineral rights.

Mineral, oil and gas rights will not be acquired except where the development thereof would interfere with project purposes, but mineral rights not acquired will be subordinated to the Government's right to regulate their development in a manner that will not interfere with the primary purposes of the project, including public access.

authority: Sec. 7, 32 Stat. 389, sec. 14, 53 Stat. 1197; 43 U.S.C. 421,389
source: 31 FR 9108, July 2, 1966, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 43 CFR 8.5