{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-169.410","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 169.410","heading":"What will BIA do if a grantee remains in possession after a right-of-way expires or is terminated or cancelled?","body":"If a grantee remains in possession after the expiration, termination, or cancellation of a right-of-way, and is not accessing the land to perform reclamation or other remaining grant obligations, we may treat the unauthorized possession as a trespass under applicable law and will communicate with the Indian landowners in making the determination whether to treat the unauthorized possession as a trespass. Unless the parties have notified us in writing that they are engaged in good faith negotiations to renew or obtain a new right-of-way, we may take action to recover possession on behalf of the Indian landowners, and pursue any additional remedies available under applicable law, such as a forcible entry and detainer action. The holdover time will be charged against the new term.","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 F—Compliance and Enforcement"],"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":"0e1720e83737a9b308a70499989d1088fdff6e14d144d8215f20e457b003d8fd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-169.409","next":"us/25-cfr-169.411"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}