{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-169.207","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 169.207","heading":"May a grantee assign a right-of-way?","body":"(a) A grantee may assign a right-of-way by:\n(1) Meeting the consent requirements in § 169.107, unless the grant expressly allows for assignments without further consent; and\n(2) Either obtaining our approval, or meeting the conditions in paragraph (b) of this section.\n(b) A grantee may assign a right-of-way without BIA approval only if:\n(1) The original right-of-way grant expressly allows for assignment without BIA approval; and\n(2) The assignee and grantee provide a copy of the assignment and supporting documentation to BIA for recording in the LTRO within 30 days of the assignment.\n(c) Assignments that are the result of a corporate merger, acquisition, or transfer by operation of law are excluded from these requirements, except for the requirement to provide a copy of the assignment and supporting documentation to BIA for recording in the LTRO within 30 days and to the tribe for 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":"3f55174ac8d2cfdaca7479e9ac0dade57e6ec018f94bae5f27e6f11fb6b38722","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-169.206","next":"us/25-cfr-169.208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}