Authority.

The regulations in this subpart are issued under the authority of the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ), the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351 et seq. ), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ), the Combined Hydrocarbon Leasing Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 1070), and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58).