---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3109.15"
title: "43"
number: "3109.15"
heading: "Compensatory royalty agreement or lease."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3109.15"
---

# §3109.15. Compensatory royalty agreement or lease.

- (a) The lease or compensatory royalty agreement will be on a form approved by the Director.
- (b) The primary term of the lease will be for a period of 10 years.
- (c) The following provisions of [43 CFR part 3100](/cfr/43/part3100.md) apply to the issuance and administration of leases for oil and gas deposits underlying a right-of-way issued under this part:
  - (1) All of [subpart 3101](/cfr/43/subpart3101.md), except §§ [3101.21](/cfr/43/3101.21.md), [3101.22](/cfr/43/3101.22.md), [3101.23](/cfr/43/3101.23.md), [3101.24](/cfr/43/3101.24.md), and [3101.25](/cfr/43/3101.25.md); and
  - (2) All of subparts [3102](/cfr/43/subpart3102.md) through [3108](/cfr/43/subpart3108.md);

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396d and 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189, 306, 359, and 1751; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; and 42 U.S.C. 15801.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 30966, Apr. 23, 2024, unless otherwise noted.