R652-30-1000. Lease Amendments

1. Special use leases issued using a competitive process may be amended as to the following terms and conditions with the lessee's consent, and with prior notice to the division, upon the payment of all appropriate processing and other charges, and based on a written finding that the amendment would be consistent with the sovereign land management objectives found in R652-2.

(a) Purpose of the lease;

(b) Term of the lease;

(c) Rental or royalty amount;

(d) Rental or royalty due date; and,

(e) Decrease or increase in contiguous acreage, provided that total amended acreage cannot exceed 125% of the original acreage. If the total amended acreage exceeds 125% of the original acreage, the amendment must be advertised pursuant to R652-30-500(2).

2. Special use leases not issued using a competitive process may be amended as to the following terms and conditions with the lessee's consent, and with prior notice to the division, upon the payment of all appropriate processing and other charges, and based on a written finding that the amendment would be consistent with the sovereign land management objectives found in R652-2.

(a) Purpose of the lease;

(b) Term of the lease;

(c) Rental or royalty amount;

(d) Rental or royalty due date; and,

(e) Decrease or increase in contiguous acreage, when the amendment to increase acreage is advertised pursuant to R652-30-500(2).