43 CFR § 3120.23 - Lease size.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3120.23"
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title: "43 CFR § 3120.23 - Lease size."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3120.23"
section_name: "Lease size."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3120"
part_name: "COMPETITIVE LEASES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 3101  30 U.S.C. 181  and 351-359; 40 U.S.C. 471  43 U.S.C. 1701  Pub. L. 113-291, 128 Stat. 3762; and the Attorney General's Opinion of April 2, 1941 (40 Op. Atty. Gen. 41)."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 30985, Apr. 23, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3120.23 Lease size.

Lands may be offered in leasing units of not more than 2,560 acres outside Alaska, or 5,760 acres within Alaska, which may be as nearly compact in form as possible.