{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-29.22","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 29.22","heading":"Disposal, transfer, or termination of interest.","body":"(a) Change in jurisdiction over and disposal of lands. The final disposal by the United States of any tract of land traversed by a right-of-way shall not be construed to be a revocation of the right-of-way in whole or in part, but such final disposition shall be deemed and taken to be subject to such right-of-way unless it has been specifically canceled.\n(b) Transfer of permit. Any proposed transfer, by assignment, lease, operating agreement or otherwise, of a permit must be filed with the Regional Director and must be supported by a stipulation that the transferee agrees to comply with and be bound by the terms and conditions of the original permit. A $100 nonrefundable service fee must accompany the proposal. No transfer will occur unless and until approved in writing by the Regional Director.\n(c) Disposal of property on termination of right-of-way. In the absence of any agreement to the contrary:\n(1) The holder of the right-of-way must, within 6 months after termination of the right-of-way, remove all property or improvements placed there by the holder, other than a road and usable improvements to a road.\n(2) After 6 months, all property and improvements in the right-of-way area become the property of the United States.\n(3) The Regional Director may use discretion to extend this timeframe.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER C—THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM","PART 29—LAND USE MANAGEMENT","Subpart B—Rights-of-Way General Regulations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"9de01ee6e44d3c586118f0329d380fefc570a9b1fdd3d50ec7a1e2c1e3102242","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-29.21","next":"us/50-cfr-29.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}