---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 228.44"
title: "36"
number: "228.44"
heading: "Disposal on existing Federal leased areas."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/228.44"
---

# §228.44. Disposal on existing Federal leased areas.


Mineral material contracts or permits may be issued within existing areas leased or under permit under the 1920 Mineral Leasing Act, as amended ([30 U.S.C. 181-187](/usc/30/181-187.md)); [section 402](/cfr/36/402.md) of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946 (5 U.S.C. Appendix); the 1947 Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands, as amended ([30 U.S.C. 351](/usc/30/351.md) et seq.); and the 1970 Geothermal Steam Act ([30 U.S.C. 1001-1025](/usc/30/1001-1025.md)), provided that it has been determined that removal will neither endanger nor unreasonably interfere with lease operations, and provided further that the lease terms do not prohibit disposal.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 49 FR 29784, July 24, 1984, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 478, 551; 30 U.S.C. 226, 352, 601, 611; 94 Stat. 2400.

### Source

Source: 39 FR 31317, Aug. 28, 1974, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 46 FR 36142, July 14, 1981.