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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The Secretary may issue coal leases on all Federal lands except:
(a) Lands in:
(1) The National Park System;
(2) The National Wildlife Refuge System;
(3) The National Wilderness Preservation System;
(4) The National System of Trails;
(5) The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, including study rivers designated under section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act;
(6) Incorporated cities, towns, and villages;
(7) The Naval Petroleum Reserves, the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, and oil shale reserves; and
(8) National Recreation Areas designated by law;
(b) Tide lands, submerged coastal lands within the Continental Shelf adjacent or littoral to any part of land within the jurisdiction of the United States; and
(c) Land acquired by the United States for the development of mineral deposits, by foreclosure or otherwise for resale, or reported as surplus property pursuant to the provisions of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 U.S.C. App. 1622).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 43. Public Lands: Interior § 43.3400.2 Lands subject to leasing - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-43-public-lands-interior/cfr-sect-43-3400-2/
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