Louisiana § RS 30:125 - Application for lease; fee

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§ RS 30:125. Application for lease; fee

            All proposals for mineral leases under this Subpart shall be submitted to and examined by the secretary who shall transmit them to the board for its action. All proposals shall be submitted by application in the form required by the department, giving the description of the land, including a map, and submission of six hundred dollars, payable to the office of mineral resources, to satisfy the cost of processing the application. The fee shall not be returned, even in the event of a bid.

            Acts 1989, No. 282, §1, eff. June 27, 1989; Acts 1992, No. 177, §1; Acts 1995, No. 92, §1, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 106, §1, eff. April 18, 2002; Acts 2005, No. 449, §1, eff. July 11, 2005; Acts 2007, No. 451, §1; Acts 2008, No. 283, §2; Acts 2024, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 17, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2025; Acts 2025, No. 458, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section RS 30:125 ("Application for lease; fee") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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