---identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3427.4"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "43 CFR § 3427.4 - Pre-existing consents."title_number: 43title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"section_number: "3427.4"section_name: "Pre-existing consents."chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"subchapter_number: "C"subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"part_number: "3420"part_name: "COMPETITIVE LEASING"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended and supplemented (30 U.S.C. 181 ), the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947, as amended (30 U.S.C. 351-359), the Multiple Mineral Development Act of 1954 (30 U.S.C. 521-531 ), the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 ), the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7101 ), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 ) and the Small Business Act of 1953, as amended (15 U.S.C. 631 )."regulatory_source: "44 FR 42615, July 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "3420"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t43/s3427.4
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
Authority
The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended and supplemented (30 U.S.C. 181 ), the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947, as amended (30 U.S.C. 351-359), the Multiple Mineral Development Act ... The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended and supplemented (30 U.S.C. 181 ), the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947, as amended (30 U.S.C. 351-359), the Multiple Mineral Development Act of 1954 (30 U.S.C. 521-531 ), the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 ), the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7101 ), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 ) and the Small Business Act of 1953, as amended (15 U.S.C. 631 ).
# 3427.4 Pre-existing consents.An otherwise valid written consent given by a qualified surface owner prior to August 3, 1977, shall not be required to meet the transferability of § 3427.2(d)(1) of this title.[47 FR 33142, July 30, 1982]