30 U.S.C. § 354 : US Code - Section 354: Lease of partial or future interests in deposits

Search 30 U.S.C. § 354 : US Code - Section 354: Lease of partial or future interests in deposits

Where the United States does not own all of the mineral deposits
under any lands sought to be leased and which are affected by this
chapter, the Secretary is authorized to lease the interest of the
United States in any such mineral deposits when, in the judgment of
the Secretary, the public interest will be best served thereby;
subject, however, to the provisions of section 352 of this title.
Where the United States does not own any interest or owns less than
a full interest in the minerals that may be produced from any lands
sought to be leased, and which are or will be affected by this
chapter and where, under the provisions of its acquisition, the
United States is to acquire all or any part of such mineral
deposits in the future, the Secretary may lease any interest of the
United States then owned or to be acquired in the future in the
same manner as provided in the preceding sentence.