---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3435.3-3"
title: "43"
number: "3435.3-3"
heading: "Agreement to terms."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3435.3-3"
---

# §3435.3-3. Agreement to terms.

- (a) If both parties wish to proceed with the exchange, the authorized officer and the lessee or preference right lease applicant shall negotiate an exchange consistent with [§ 3435.1](/cfr/43/3435.1.md) of this title. The authorized officer shall consult with the regional coal team prior to initiation of such negotiations and shall consult again prior to finalization of the negotiated exchange.
- (b) Land proposed for lease in exchange for, or for inclusion in, an existing lease or preference right lease application shall be subject to leasing under Group 3400 or [3500](/cfr/43/3500.md) of this title as appropriate, and any coal lands shall have been found to be acceptable for further consideration for leasing under [§ 3420.1](/cfr/43/3420.1.md) of this title.

## Notes

### Amendments

[44 FR 42628, July 19, 1979, as amended at 47 FR 33144, July 30, 1982; 48 FR 37656, Aug. 19, 1983]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 351-359; 30 U.S.C. 521-531; 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.; and 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 42628, July 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[44 FR 42628, July 19, 1979, as amended at 47 FR 33144, July 30, 1982; 48 FR 37656, Aug. 19, 1983]