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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior |
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Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Public Lands |
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Chapter II - Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior |
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SubChapter C - Minerals Management (3000) |
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Part 3200 - Geothermal Resource Leasing |
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Subpart 3211 - Filing and Processing Fees, Rent, Direct Use Fees, and Royalties |
§ 3211.19 - What is the royalty rate on byproducts derived from geothermal resources produced from or attributable to my lease?
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§ 3211.19 What is the royalty rate on byproducts derived from geothermal resources produced from or attributable to my lease?
(a) For leases issued on or after August 8, 2005 (other than leases issued in response to applications that were pending on that date for which no election is made under § 3200.8(b)(1)), and for leases issued before August 8, 2005, for which an election is made under § 3200.7(a)(2):
(1) The royalty rate for byproducts derived from geothermal resource production that are identified in Section 1 of the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA), as amended (30 U.S.C. 181), is the royalty rate that is prescribed in the MLA or in the regulations implementing the MLA for production of that mineral under a lease issued under the MLA; and
(2) For a byproduct that is not identified in 30 U.S.C. 181, no royalty is due.
(b) For leases issued before August 8, 2005, for which no election is made under § 3200.7(a)(2), and for leases issued in response to applications pending on that date for which no election is made under § 3200.8(b)(1), the royalty on all byproducts is the rate prescribed in the lease instrument, or if none is prescribed in the lease instrument, the rate prescribed in 43 CFR 3211.10(b) (2004).