[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 43CFR3181.4]



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                    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.

    (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.