A lessee shall have the right to use so much of the leased lands as is necessary to explore for, drill for, mine, extract, remove and dispose of all the leased resource in a leasehold subject to: Stipulations attached to the lease; restrictions deriving from specific, nondiscretionary statutes; and such reasonable measures as may be required by the authorized officer to minimize adverse impacts to other resource values, land uses or users not addressed in the lease stipulations at the time operations
(a) The operating rights owner or operator, as appropriate, shall comply with applicable laws and regulations; with the lease terms, Onshore Oil and Gas Orders, NTL's; and with other orders and instructions of the authorized officer. These include, but are not limited to, conducting all operations in a manner which ensures the proper handling, measurement, disposition, and site security of leasehold production; which protects other natural resources and environmental quality; which protects life
The Secretary shall not delegate to any State, nor shall any cooperative agreement under this part be construed to delegate to any State, authority to- (a) Designate Federal lands as unsuitable for surface coal mining under subchapter F of this chapter or terminate such designations; (b) Comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and Federal laws and regulations other than SMCRA; (c) Develop land use management plans for Federal lands where the
(a) If your lease is in its primary term: (1) You must submit a report to the District Manager according to paragraphs (h) and (i) of this section whenever production begins initially, whenever production ceases during the last year of the primary term, and whenever production resumes during the last year of the primary term. (2) Your lease expires at the end of its primary term unless you are conducting operations on your lease (see 30 CFR part 556 ). For purposes of this section, the term operations
BOEM will regulate all activities under a lease, a right-of-use and easement, or a right-of-way to: (a) Promote the orderly exploration, development, and production of mineral resources; (b) Prevent injury or loss of life; (c) Prevent damage to or waste of any natural resource, property, or the environment; and (d) Ensure cooperation and consultation with affected States, local governments, other interested parties, and relevant Federal agencies. 30 C.F.R. §550.120 81 FR 18152, Mar. 30, 2016 81 FR