---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 1229.2"
title: "30"
number: "1229.2"
heading: "Policy."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/1229.2"
---

# §1229.2. Policy.


It shall be the policy of the Department of the Interior (DOI) to honor any properly made petition from the Chief Executive or other appropriate official of a State seeking delegation of authority under the provisions of [30 U.S.C. 1735](/usc/30/1735.md) and to make a delegation to conduct audits and related investigations when the Secretary finds that the provisions of [30 U.S.C. 1735](/usc/30/1735.md) have been complied with or can be complied with by a State seeking the delegation.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 49 FR 37350, Sept. 21, 1984, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 75 FR 61087, Oct. 4, 2010.

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1735.