25 CFR § 215.18 - Term of leases.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s215.18"
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title: "25 CFR § 215.18 - Term of leases."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "215.18"
section_name: "Term of leases."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY AND MINERALS"
part_number: "215"
part_name: "LEAD AND ZINC MINING OPERATIONS AND LEASES, QUAPAW AGENCY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 26, 41 Stat. 1248; 50 Stat. 68."
regulatory_source: "22 FR 10608, Dec. 24, 1957, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982."
cfr_part: "215"
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# 215.18 Term of leases.

The term of lead and zinc mining leases executed pursuant to acts of Congress and under the regulations in this part shall be for such period of time as may be determined in each case by the Secretary of the Interior, but in no case shall a lease be made to extend beyond the restriction or trust period on the lands covered by such lease.