---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 585.237"
title: "30"
number: "585.237"
heading: "What is the effective date of a lease?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/585.237"
---

# §585.237. What is the effective date of a lease?

- (a) A lease issued under this part must be dated and becomes effective as of the first day of the month following the date a lease is signed by the lessor.
- (b) If the lessee submits a written request and BOEM approves, a lease may be dated and become effective the first day of the month in which it is signed by the lessor.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 42729, May 15, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1337.

### Source

Source: 88 FR 6430, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted.