43 CFR 3120.12
§ 3120.12 Requirements.
United States · 43 CFR — Public Lands: Interior · Status: effective
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(a) Each BLM state office will hold sales at least quarterly if eligible lands are available for competitive leasing.
(b) Lease sales will be conducted by a competitive auction process.
(c) The BLM may issue a lease only to the highest responsible and qualified bidder. If a person does not pay the minimum monies owed the day of the sale, the BLM may refer that person to the Department of the Interior's Office of the Inspector General, Administrative Remedies Division, for appropriate action, including potential suspension and debarment.
(d) The national minimum acceptable bid will be as specified in § 3103.1 of this chapter and payable on the gross acreage and will not be prorated for any lands in which the United States owns a fractional interest.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.