30 CFR § 1229.2 - Policy.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s1229.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 1229.2 - Policy."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "1229.2"
section_name: "Policy."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "NATURAL RESOURCES REVENUE"
part_number: "1229"
part_name: "DELEGATION TO STATES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1735."
cfr_part: "1229"
---
# 1229.2 Policy.
It shall be the policy of the Department of the Interior (DOI) to honor any properly made petition from the Chief Executive or other appropriate official of a State seeking delegation of authority under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 1735 and to make a delegation to conduct audits and related investigations when the Secretary finds that the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 1735 have been complied with or can be complied with by a State seeking the delegation.