{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-250.1730","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 250.1730","heading":"When might BSEE approve partial structure removal or toppling in place?","body":"The Regional Supervisor may grant a departure from the requirement to remove a platform or other facility by approving partial structure removal or toppling in place for conversion to an artificial reef if you meet the following conditions:\n(a) The structure becomes part of a State artificial reef program, and the responsible State agency acquires a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and accepts title and liability for the structure; and\n(b) You satisfy any U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) navigational requirements for the structure.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE","PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF","Subpart Q—Decommissioning Activities"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"c25a26bf9396b3b5f6946d04df2dc8676ae8f5f77b686d96505f4158467b3d20","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-250.1729","next":"us/30-cfr-250.1731"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}