{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3503.33","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3503.33","heading":"Will BLM issue me a lease for unsurveyed lands?","body":"No. All leased areas must be officially surveyed to BLM standards. If you are applying for a permit or lease on unsurveyed or protracted lands, you must pay for the survey. If BLM intends to issue a lease by competitive bidding, we will pay for surveying the lands.","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 3500—LEASING OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL AND OIL SHALE","Subpart 3503—Areas Available for Leasing"],"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":"dc9deee35c73cd7d2a10e0825859ac4f15728978be91e40d5d2b20ed94414492","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3503.32","next":"us/43-cfr-3503.36"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}