[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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.  

2920.9-3 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]