---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3900.50"
title: "43"
number: "3900.50"
heading: "Land use plans and environmental considerations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3900.50"
---

# §3900.50. Land use plans and environmental considerations.

- (a) Any lease or exploration license issued under this part or parts [3910](/cfr/43/part3910.md) through [3930](/cfr/43/part3930.md) of this chapter will be issued in conformance with the decisions, terms, and conditions of a comprehensive land use plan developed under [part 1600](/cfr/43/part1600.md) of this chapter.
- (b) Before a lease or exploration license is issued, the BLM, or the appropriate surface management agency, must comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
- (c) Before the BLM approves a POD, the BLM must comply with NEPA, in cooperation with the surface management agency when possible, if the surface is managed by another Federal agency.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 189, 359, and 241(a), 42 U.S.C. 15927, 43 U.S.C. 1732(b) and 1740.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 69469, Nov. 18, 2008, unless otherwise noted.