25 CFR 227.9
§ 227.9 Acreage limitation: Leases on noncontiguous tracts.
United States · 25 CFR — Indians · Status: effective
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- 25 CFR 227.9, § 227.9 Acreage limitation: Leases on noncontiguous tracts, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/106809
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No person, firm, or corporation will be allowed to lease for oil and gas more than 10,240 acres in the aggregate. The land contained in the lease shall be described by legal subdivisions, and leases may be executed to cover only adjoining or contiguous subdivisions. In case a lessee is a successful bidder for two or more tracts of land which are not contiguous, separate leases shall be executed.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.