The Secretary shall specify a rental payable annually in advance of not less than $0.25 for each acre of land subject to the lease at the rental date. After production has been established, rent paid shall be deducted from any royalty due under the terms of a lease during the year for which such rent has been paid.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 61. MINERALS IN SUBMERGED LANDS
§ 6102. Jurisdiction to lease.
§ 6105. Filing of records of drilling; confidential nature of records.
§ 6106. Unlawful disclosure of information; penalties; jurisdiction of offenses.
§ 6107. Public hearings; notice.
§ 6108. Determination of whether lease is in the public interest.
§ 6110. Form of lease or permit.
§ 6111. Exclusive right to drill and remove minerals.
§ 6114. Rental for leased land.
§ 6116. Cessation of production.
§ 6117. Slant and adjacent drilling.
§ 6118. Restoration of visible lands to original condition.
§ 6119. Pollution and contamination prohibited.
§ 6120. Extension of lease where permits required.
§ 6121. Commencing of operations for drilling.
§ 6123. Assignability of lease.
§ 6124. Protection against drainage.
§ 6126. Cancellation of lease; judicial proceedings.
§ 6127. Lease shall conform to all laws, rules and regulations.
§ 6128. Notice of offer to lease; bid award; fee.
§ 6130. Proceeds to General Fund.
§ 6131. Discriminatory bidding requirements prohibited.
§ 6132. Retention or protection of fill.
§ 6136. Jurisdiction over matters affecting health and safety.
§ 6137. No permit or lease to violators of this chapter.
§ 6138. Rules, regulations, orders.
§ 6140. Delegation of authority.
§ 6142. Violations; enforcement; civil and criminal penalties.