[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR3101.5-1]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 3100--OIL AND GAS LEASING--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart 3101--Issuance of Leases
 
Sec. 3101.5-1  Wildlife refuge lands.

    (a) Wildlife refuge lands are those lands embraced in a withdrawal 
of public domain and acquired lands of the United States for the 
protection of all species of wildlife within a particular area. Sole and 
complete jurisdiction over such lands for wildlife conservation purposes 
is vested in the Fish and Wildlife Service even though such lands may be 
subject to prior rights for other public purposes or, by the terms of 
the withdrawal order, may be subject to mineral leasing.
    (b) No offers for oil and gas leases covering wildlife refuge lands 
shall be accepted and no leases covering such lands shall be issued 
except as provided in Sec. 3100.2 of this title. There shall be no 
drilling or prospecting under any lease heretofore or hereafter issued 
on lands within a wildlife refuge except with the consent and approval 
of the Secretary with the concurrence of the Fish and Wildlife Service 
as to the time, place and nature of such operations in order to give 
complete protection to wildlife populations and wildlife habitat on the 
areas leased, and all such operations shall be conducted in accordance 
with the stipulations of the Bureau on a form approved by the Director.