---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 581.4"
title: "30"
number: "581.4"
heading: "Qualifications of lessees."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/581.4"
---

# §581.4. Qualifications of lessees.

- (a) In accordance with section 8(k) of the Act, leases shall be awarded only to qualified persons offering the highest cash bonus bid.
- (b) Mineral leases issued pursuant to section 8 of the Act may be held only by:
  - (1) Citizens and nationals of the United States;
  - (2) Aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States as defined in [8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)](/usc/8/1101.md?p=a-20);
  - (3) Private, public, or municipal corporations organized under the laws of the United States or of any State or of the District of Columbia or territory thereof; or
  - (4) Associations of such citizens, nationals, resident aliens, or private, public, or municipal corporations, States, or political subdivisions of States.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Section 104, Public Law 97-451, 96 Stat. 2451 (30 U.S.C. 1714), Public Law 109-432, Div C, Title I, 120 Stat. 3000; 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334; 33 U.S.C. 2704, 2716; E.O. 12777, as amended; 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., 43 U.S.C. 1337.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.