[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: 43CFR3181.4]

[Page 440-441]
 
                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 3180--ONSHORE OIL AND GAS UNIT AGREEMENTS: UNPROVEN AREAS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart 3181--Application for Unit Agreement
 
Sec. 3181.4  Inclusion of non-Federal lands.

    (a) Where State-owned land is to be unitized with Federal lands, 
approval of the agreement by appropriate State officials must be 
obtained prior to its submission to the proper BLM office for final 
approval. When authorized by the laws of the State in which the unitized 
land is situated, appropriate provision may be made in the agreement, 
recognizing such laws to the extent that they are applicable to non-
Federal unitized land.

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    (b) When Indian lands are included, modification of the unit 
agreement will be required where appropriate. Approval of an agreement 
containing Indian lands by the Bureau of Indian Affairs must be obtained 
prior to final approval by the authorized officer.