43 CFR § 3280.4 - When may BLM require Federal lessees to unitize their leases or require a Federal lessee to commit a lease to a unit?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3280.4"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 3280.4 - When may BLM require Federal lessees to unitize their leases or require a Federal lessee to commit a lease to a unit?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3280.4"
section_name: "When may BLM require Federal lessees to unitize their leases or require a Federal lessee to commit a lease to a unit?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3280"
part_name: "GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES UNIT AGREEMENTS"
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. 1001-1028 and 43 U.S.C. 1701"
regulatory_source: "72 FR 24432, May 2, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3280"
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# 3280.4 When may BLM require Federal lessees to unitize their leases or require a Federal lessee to commit a lease to a unit?
(a) BLM may initiate the formation of a unit agreement, or require an existing Federal lease to commit to a unit agreement, if in the public interest.
(b) BLM may require that Federal leases that become effective on or after August 8, 2005, contain a provision stating that BLM may require commitment of the lease to a unit agreement, and may prescribe the unit agreement to which such lease must commit to protect the rights of all parties in interest, including the United States.