May a WEEL contain an option for the lessee to enter into a WSR lease?

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(a) A WEEL may provide for an option period following the expiration of the WEEL term during which the lessee and the Indian landowners may enter into a WSR lease.

(b) Our approval of a WEEL that contains an option to enter into a WSR lease does not guarantee or imply our approval of any WSR lease.

eCFR data current as of: November 5, 2026

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