Split Estate - Cultural Resource Requirements on Private Surface-Federal Minerals for Oil and Gas Development

The BLM manages approximately 58 million acres of federal mineral estate beneath privately owned surface. The BLM is responsible for the leasing and development of those minerals through various laws, regulations, and procedures. The BLM is also required by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act to take into account the effects that leasing and development of oil and gas and other minerals have on cultural resources.