25 CFR § 211.42 - Annual rentals and expenditures for development on leases other than oil and gas, and geothermal resources.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s211.42"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 211.42 - Annual rentals and expenditures for development on leases other than oil and gas, and geothermal resources."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "211.42"
section_name: "Annual rentals and expenditures for development on leases other than oil and gas, and geothermal resources."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY AND MINERALS"
part_number: "211"
part_name: "LEASING OF TRIBAL LANDS FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 4, Act of May 11, 1938 (52 Stat. 347); Act of August 1, 1956 (70 Stat. 744); 25 U.S.C. 396a-g; 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9; and Sec. 701, Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 35653, July 8, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "211"
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# 211.42 Annual rentals and expenditures for development on leases other than oil and gas, and geothermal resources.

(a) Unless otherwise authorized by the Secretary, a lease for minerals other than oil, gas and geothermal resources shall provide for a yearly development expenditure of not less than $20 per acre. All such leases shall provide for a rental payment of not less than $2.00 for each acre or fraction of an acre payable on or before the first day of each lease year.

(b) Within twenty (20) days after the lease year, an itemized statement, in duplicate, of the expenditure for development under a lease for minerals other than oil and gas shall be filed with the superintendent or area director. The lessee must certify the statement under oath.