§ 162.579. What are the consent requirements for a sublease of a WSR lease?
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/us/cfr/t25/s§ 162.579·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
(a)Unless the lease provides otherwise, the lessee must notify all Indian landowners of the proposed sublease.
(b)The Indian landowners, or their representatives under § 162.013, must consent to a sublease in the same percentages and manner as a new WSR lease under § 162.012, unless the lease:
(1)Provides that individual Indian landowners are deemed to have consented where they do not object in writing to the sublease within a specified period of time following the landowners' receipt of the sublease and the lease meets the requirements in paragraph
(c)of this section;
(2)Authorizes one or more representatives to consent to a sublease on behalf of all Indian landowners; or
(3)Designates us as the Indian landowners' representative for the purposes of consenting to a sublease.
(c)If the lease provides for deemed consent under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, it must require the parties to submit to us:
(1)A copy of the executed sublease or other documentation of any Indian landowners' actual consent;
(2)Proof of mailing of the sublease to any Indian landowners who are deemed to have consented; and
(3)Any other pertinent information for us to review.