---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3200.6"
title: "43"
number: "3200.6"
heading: "What types of geothermal leases will BLM issue?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3200.6"
---

# §3200.6. What types of geothermal leases will BLM issue?


BLM will issue two types of geothermal leases:

- (a) Geothermal leases (competitively issued under [subpart 3203](/cfr/43/subpart3203.md) or noncompetitively issued under [subpart 3204](/cfr/43/subpart3204.md)) which may be used for any type of geothermal use, such as commercial generation of electricity or direct use of the resource.
- (b) **Direct use leases (issued under subpart 3205).**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1001-1028; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; and Pub. L. 109-58.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 24400, May 2, 2007, unless otherwise noted.