---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 203.56"
title: "30"
number: "203.56"
heading: "Does relief transfer when a lease is assigned?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/203.56"
---

# §203.56. Does relief transfer when a lease is assigned?


Yes. Royalty relief is based on the lease circumstances, not ownership. It transfers upon lease assignment.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396 et seq.; 25 U.S.C. 396a et seq.; 25 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 351 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 15903-15906; 43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.; and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.