[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR2920.1-1]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 2920_LEASES, PERMITS AND EASEMENTS--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart 2920_Leases, Permits and Easements: General Provisions
 
Sec. 2920.1-1  Authorized use.

    Any use not specifically authorized under other laws or regulations 
and not specifically forbidden by law may be authorized under this part. 
Uses which may be authorized include residential, agricultural, 
industrial, and commercial, and uses that cannot be authorized under 
title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act or section 28 of 
the Mineral Leasing Act. Land use authorizations shall be granted under 
the following categories:
    (a) Leases shall be used to authorize uses of public lands involving 
substantial construction, development, or land improvement and the 
investment of large amounts of capital which are to be amortized over 
time. A lease conveys a possessory interest and is revocable only in 
accordance with its terms and the provisions of Sec. 2920.9-3 of this 
title. Leases shall be issued for a term, determined by the authorized 
officer, that is consistent with the time required to amortize the 
capital investment.
    (b) Permits shall be used to authorize uses of public lands for not 
to exceed 3 years that involve either little or no land improvement, 
construction, or investment, or investment which can be amortized within 
the term of the permit. A permit conveys no possessory interest. The 
permit is renewable at the discretion of the authorized officer and may 
be revoked in accordance with its terms and the provisions of Sec. 
2920.9-

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3 of this title. Permits shall be issued on a form approved by the 
Director, Bureau of Land Management, that has been filed by the 
applicant with the appropriate Bureau of Land Management office.
    (c) Easements may be used to assure that uses of public lands are 
compatible with non-Federal uses occurring on adjacent or nearby land. 
The term of the easement shall be determined by the authorized officer. 
An easement granted under this part may be issued only for purposes not 
authorized under title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
or section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act.
    (d) No land use authorization is required under the regulations in 
this part for casual use of the public lands.

[52 FR 49115, Dec. 29, 1987]