CFR > Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands > CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (parts 1000 to 9260) > SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000) (parts 3000 to 3871) > PART 3200—GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE LEASING > SUBPART 3205—Direct Use Leasing (§3205.6 to §3205.15) > 3205.6—When may BLM issue a direct use lease to an applicant?

3205.6—When may BLM issue a direct use lease to an applicant?

BLM will issue two types of geothermal leases:
(a) Geothermal leases (competitively issued under subpart or noncompetitively issued under subpart ) which may be used for any type of geothermal use, such as commercial generation of electricity or direct use of the resource.
(b) Direct use leases (issued under subpart ).