---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3141.55"
title: "43"
number: "3141.55"
heading: "Dating of lease."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3141.55"
---

# §3141.55. Dating of lease.


A combined hydrocarbon lease will be effective as of the first day of the month following the date the lease is signed on behalf of the United States, except where a prior written request is made, a lease may be made effective on the first of the month in which the lease is signed.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 351-359; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; Pub. L. 97-78, 95 Stat. 1070; 42 U.S.C. 15801, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 30988, Apr. 23, 2024, unless otherwise noted.