25 CFR § 226.12 - Government reserves right to purchase oil.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s226.12"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 226.12 - Government reserves right to purchase oil."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "226.12"
section_name: "Government reserves right to purchase oil."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY AND MINERALS"
part_number: "226"
part_name: "LEASING OF OSAGE RESERVATION LANDS FOR OIL AND GAS MINING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 3, 34 Stat. 543; secs. 1, 2, 45 Stat. 1478; sec. 3, 52 Stat. 1034, 1035; sec. 2(a), 92 Stat. 1660; and Sec. 701, Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 39573, June 17, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "226"
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# 226.12 Government reserves right to purchase oil.

Any of the executive departments of the U.S. Government shall have the option to purchase all or any part of the oil produced from any lease at not less than the highest posted price as defined in § 226.11.