{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3211.21","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3211.21","heading":"When do I owe minimum royalty?","body":"(a) You do not owe minimum royalties for:\n(1) Leases issued on or after August 8, 2005 (other than for leases issued in response to applications that were pending on that date for which no election is made under § 3200.8(b)(1)); and\n(2) Leases issued before August 8, 2005, for which an election is made under § 3200.7(a)(2).\n(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), you owe minimum royalty of $2.00 per acre (to be paid to MMS) when:\n(1) You have not begun actual production following the BLM's determination that you have a well capable of commercial production; or\n(2) The value of actual production is so low that royalty you would pay under the scheduled rate is less than $2.00 per acre (this applies to situations of no production, as long as the lease remains in effect).","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)","PART 3200—GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE LEASING","Subpart 3211—Filing and Processing Fees, Rent, Direct Use Fees, and Royalties"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"250a1d46582b9a55a90b172cfa518796fb869cb96626cdaa12bac673d1312047","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3211.20","next":"us/43-cfr-3212.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}