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43 CFR 3504.71: When will BLM release my bond?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 43—Public Lands: Interior
- Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands
- CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)
- PART 3500—LEASING OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL AND OIL SHALE
- Subpart 3504—Fees, Rental, Royalty and Bonds
(a) BLM will release your bond when we have determined, after the passage of a reasonable period of time, that you have done the following:
(1) Paid all royalties, rentals, penalties, and assessments;
(2) Satisfied all permit or lease obligations;
(3) Reclaimed the site; and
(4) Taken effective measures to ensure that the mineral prospecting or development activities will not adversely affect surface or subsurface resources.
(b) If you assign your lease or permit, BLM will release your bond after we determine that you met the requirements of paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section. Also, your assignee must provide an acceptable bond or other surety.
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