{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-171.515","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 171.515","heading":"Who will BIA bill?","body":"(a) We will bill the landowner, unless:\n(1) The land is leased under a lease approved by us, in which case we will bill the lessee, or\n(2) The landowner(s) is represented by a representative organization that collects annual operation and maintenance assessments on behalf of its members and the representative organization makes a direct payment to us on your behalf.\n(b) If you own or lease assessable lands within a BIA irrigation facility, you will be billed for annual operation and maintenance assessments, whether you request water or not, unless otherwise specified in § 171.505(b).","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER H—LAND AND WATER","PART 171—IRRIGATION OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE","Subpart E—Financial Matters: Assessments, Billing, and Collections"],"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":"ac67e746ebc0ea10961f5a3e4037659a08a83e2a1bf62253f7e39187210f1d90","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-171.510","next":"us/25-cfr-171.520"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}