43 CFR § 3905.10 - Oil shale lease exchanges.

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title: "43 CFR § 3905.10 - Oil shale lease exchanges."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3905.10"
section_name: "Oil shale lease exchanges."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3900"
part_name: "OIL SHALE MANAGEMENT—GENERAL"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 189, 359, and 241(a), 42 U.S.C. 15927, 43 U.S.C. 1732(b) and 1740."
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# 3905.10 Oil shale lease exchanges.

To facilitate the recovery of oil shale, the BLM may consider land exchanges where appropriate and feasible to consolidate land ownership and mineral interest into manageable areas. Exchanges are covered under part 2200 of this chapter.