Annual surface land lease rental payment.

85-04-01-02. Annual surface land lease rental payment. 1. The annual surface land lease rental payment for the second and each succeeding year of a surface land lease must be received by the department by the close of business on the last business day of January of the surface land lease year. If payment is not received, the surface land lease automatically terminates without notice. 2. If the annual surface land lease rental payment, for any reason, fails to clear after the close of business on the last business day of January of the surface land lease year in which it is due, the surface land lease automatically terminates and the commissioner may designate the lessee ineligible to bid at subsequent surface land lease auctions for the remainder of the current calendar year and a minimum of three full calendar years after the current calendar year. History: Effective January 1, 2020; amended effective April 1, 2026. General Authority: NDCC 15-01-02, 15-07-20, 28-32-02 Law Implemented: NDCC 15-04-01, 15-07-20, 54-30-17.1