{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-169.201","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 169.201","heading":"How long may the duration of a right-of-way grant be?","body":"(a) All rights-of-way granted under this part are limited to the time periods stated in the grant.\n(b) For tribal land, we will defer to the tribe's determination that the right-of-way term is reasonable.\n(c) For individually owned Indian land, we will review the right-of-way duration to ensure that it is reasonable, given the purpose of the right-of-way. We will generally consider a maximum duration of 20 years to be reasonable for the initial term for rights-of-way for oil and gas purposes and a maximum of 50 years, inclusive of the initial term and any renewals, to be reasonable for rights-of-way for all other purposes. We will consider a duration consistent with use to be reasonable for rights-of-way for conservation easements. We will consider durations different from these guidelines if a different duration would benefit the Indian landowners, is required by another Federal agency, or the tribe has negotiated for a different duration and the right-of-way crosses tribal land.","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 D—Duration, Renewals, Amendments, Assignments, Mortgages"],"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":"ec67d8cbd6c7c5b5de0b46640b2cfdcc8f2a03108b6c68d7609578b2d1c3cb05","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-169.130","next":"us/25-cfr-169.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}