30 CFR § 1228.4 - Authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s1228.4"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 1228.4 - Authority."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "1228.4"
section_name: "Authority."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE"
part_number: "1228"
part_name: "COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES WITH STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 202, Pub. L. 97-451, 96 Stat. 2457 (30 U.S.C. 1732)."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 37348, Sept. 21, 1984, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 75 FR 61087, Oct. 4, 2010."
cfr_part: "1228"
---


# 1228.4 Authority.

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with States and Indian tribes (30 U.S.C. 1732) to share oil or gas royalty management information, and to carry out auditing and related investigation or enforcement activities in cooperation with the Secretary.