---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3502.15"
title: "43"
number: "3502.15"
heading: "Are there any additional restrictions on holding leases or interests in leases?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3502.15"
---

# §3502.15. Are there any additional restrictions on holding leases or interests in leases?


Yes. If you are a member of Congress or an employee of the Department of the Interior, except as provided in [part 20 of this title](/cfr/43/part20.md), you may not acquire or hold any Federal lease, or lease interest. (Officer, agent or employee of the Department-see [part 20 of this title](/cfr/43/part20.md); Member of Congress-see R.S. 3741; [41 U.S.C. 22](/usc/41/22.md); [18 U.S.C. 431-433](/usc/18/431-433.md)). Also, BLM may not issue any lease or permit which causes a conflict of interest. See [5 CFR part 2635](/cfr/5/part2635.md).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 30 U.S.C. 189, 192c, and 209; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; and sec. 402, Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946 (5 U.S.C. appendix).

### Source

Source: 64 FR 53536, Oct. 1, 1999, unless otherwise noted.