{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-169.117","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 169.117","heading":"What form of monetary compensation is acceptable under a right-of-way?","body":"(a) If payments are made to us on behalf of the Indian landowners, our preferred method of payment is electronic funds transfer payments. We will also accept:\n(1) Money orders;\n(2) Personal checks;\n(3) Certified checks; or\n(4) Cashier's checks.\n(b) We will not accept cash or foreign currency.\n(c) We will accept third-party checks only from financial institutions or Federal agencies.\n(d) The grant of right-of-way will specify the payment method if payments are made by direct pay.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER H—LAND AND WATER","PART 169—RIGHTS-OF-WAY OVER INDIAN LAND","Subpart C—Obtaining a Right-of-Way"],"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":"eb5e039def32d3302b0a2e73c818a231326b4cc839e81b7ef44a68123844c4f4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-169.116","next":"us/25-cfr-169.118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}