noncompetitive lease
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From 373 U.S. 472 - Boesche v. Udall · 1963Most cited · 226 citing opinions
Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act, 30 U.S.C. § 226, authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to grant to the first qualified applicant, without competitive bidding, oil and gas leases of lands in the public domain not within a known geologic structure. These are called 'noncompetitive' leases.