{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-2804.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 2804.16","heading":"When will the BLM waive cost recovery fees?","body":"(a) The BLM may waive your cost recovery fees if:\n(1) You are a State or local government, or an agency of such a government, and the BLM issues the grant for governmental purposes benefitting the general public. However, if you collect revenue from charges you levy on customers for services similar to those of a profit-making corporation or business, or you assess similar fees to the United States for similar purposes, cost recovery fees will not be waived;\n(2) Your application under this subpart is associated with a cost-share road or reciprocal right-of-way agreement; or\n(3) You are a Federal agency, and your cost recovery category determination is Category 1 to 4.\n(b) The BLM will not waive your cost recovery fees if you are in trespass.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000) Group 2000—Land Resource Management; General","PART 2800—RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDER THE FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT","Subpart 2804—Applying for FLPMA Grants"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"a2a3c98d0f6748e38f2cbb9e9137d6eed1d2dfc651964679472a13547210566a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-2804.15","next":"us/43-cfr-2804.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}