[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR3141.5-3]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 3140_COMBINED HYDROCARBON LEASING--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart 3141_Competitive Leasing in Special Tar Sand Areas
 
Sec. 3141.5-3  Royalties and rentals.

    (a) The royalty rate on all combined hydrocarbon leases is 12\1/2\ 
percent of the value of production removed or sold from a lease. The 
Minerals Management Service shall be responsible for collecting and 
administering royalties.
    (b) The lessee may request the Secretary to reduce the royalty rate 
applicable to tar sand prior to commencement of commercial operations in 
order to promote development and maximum production of the tar sand 
resource in accordance with procedures established by the Bureau of Land 
Managment and may request a reduction in the royalty after commencement 
of commercial operations in accordance with Sec. 3103.4-1 of this 
title.
    (c) The rental rate for a combined hydrocarbon lease shall be $2 per 
acre per

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year, and shall be payable annually in advance.
    (d) Except as explained in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this 
section, all other provisions of Sec. Sec. 3103.2 and 3103.3 of this 
title apply to combined hydrocarbon leasing.

[48 FR 7422, Feb. 18, 1983, as amended at 55 FR 12351, Apr. 3, 1990]