### Question
How does NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS define in marketable condition?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 15902*, **in marketable condition** is defined as:

> sufficiently free from impurities and otherwise in a condition that the royalty production will be accepted by a purchaser under a sales contract typical of the field or area in which the royalty production was produced

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 15902*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 149-NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER III-OIL AND GAS > Part A-Production Incentives**

