{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3515.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3515.20","heading":"May I exchange preference rights?","body":"Yes. To have a preference right that can be exchanged, you must have timely submitted a preference right lease application. If you have demonstrated a right to a lease, BLM may, in lieu of issuing the preference right lease, negotiate for the selection of appropriate lands to exchange and establish lease terms for those 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 3515—Mineral Lease Exchanges"],"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":"d317b73262166091b39c40c40ad5ce4d558b205142d63bfa02ec2224e0e7d651","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3515.18","next":"us/43-cfr-3515.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}