§3201.11. What lands are not available for geothermal leasing?
43 C.F.R. § 3201.11
BLM will not issue leases for:
Lands where the Secretary has determined that issuing the lease would cause unnecessary or undue degradation of public lands and resources;
Lands contained within a unit of the National Park System, or otherwise administered by the National Park Service;
Lands within a National Recreation Area;
Lands where the Secretary determines after notice and comment that geothermal operations, including exploration, development or utilization of lands, are reasonably likely to result in a significant adverse effect on a significant thermal feature within a unit of the National Park System;
Fish hatcheries or wildlife management areas administered by the Secretary;
Indian trust or restricted lands within or outside the boundaries of Indian reservations;
The Island Park Geothermal Area; and
Lands where Section 43 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226-3) prohibits geothermal leasing, including:
Wilderness areas or wilderness study areas administered by BLM or other surface management agencies;
Lands designated by Congress as wilderness study areas, except where the statute designating the study area specifically allows leasing to continue; and
Lands within areas allocated for wilderness or further planning in Executive Communication 1504, Ninety-Sixth Congress (House Document 96-119), unless such lands are allocated to uses other than wilderness by a land and resource management plan or are released to uses other than wilderness by an Act of Congress.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
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.