{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-162.538","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 162.538","heading":"What is the purpose of a WSR lease?","body":"A WSR lease authorizes a lessee to possess Indian land to conduct activities related to the installation, operation, and maintenance of wind and/or solar energy resource development projects. Activities include installing instrumentation facilities and infrastructure associated with the generation, transmission, and storage of electricity and other related activities. Leases for biomass or waste-to-energy purposes are governed by subpart D of this part.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER H—LAND AND WATER","PART 162—LEASES AND PERMITS","Subpart E—Wind and Solar Resource Leases"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"8b213bf0db93f76b26daa6ad18e03d0fe6554df9d458d7645a3fcd2db86513f6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-162.537","next":"us/25-cfr-162.539"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}