{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3280.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3280.1","heading":"What is the purpose and scope of this part?","body":"(a) The purpose of this part is to provide holders of Federal and non-Federal geothermal leases and owners of non-Federal mineral interests the opportunity to unite under a Federal geothermal unit agreement to explore for and develop geothermal resources in a manner that is necessary or advisable in the public interest.\n(b) These regulations identify:\n(1) The procedures a prospective unit operator must follow to receive BLM approval for unit area designation and a Federal geothermal unit agreement;\n(2) The operational requirements a unit operator must meet once the unit agreement is approved; and\n(3) The procedures BLM will follow in reviewing, approving, and administering a Federal geothermal unit agreement.","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 3280—GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES UNIT AGREEMENTS","Subpart 3280—Geothermal Resources Unit Agreements—General"],"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":"d924053621c8948509fd10c843b29f1f5a2b0e14c86b02e6a25a64696664aebc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3279.11","next":"us/43-cfr-3280.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}