43 C.F.R. § 2806.23 How must I make rental payments for a linear grant?
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
(a) For linear grants, except those issued in perpetuity, you must make either nonrefundable annual payments or a nonrefundable payment for more than 1 year, as follows: (1) One-time payments. You may pay in advance the required rent amount for the entire term of the grant. (2) If you choose not to make a one-time payment, you must pay according to one of the following methods, as applicable: (i) Payments by individuals. If your annual rent is $100 or less, you must pay at 10-year intervals not to exceed the term of the grant. If your annual rent is greater than $100, you may pay annually or at multi-year intervals that you may choose. (ii) Payments by all others. You must pay rent at 10-year intervals not to exceed the term of the grant. (b) BLM considers the first partial calendar year in the rent payment period to be the first year of the rental payment term. BLM prorates the first year rental amount based on the number of months left in the calendar year after the effective date of the grant. (c) Perpetual grants. For linear grants issued in perpetuity, you must make a one-time rental payment before BLM will issue the grant, except individuals may choose to make rental payments as provided in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section. BLM determines the one-time payment as follows: (1) BLM will calculate rent for grants issued in perpetuity by multiplying the annual rent by 100; or (2) You may request from BLM a rent determination based on the prevailing price established by general practice in the vicinity of the right-of-way. You must: (i) Prepare a report, at your expense, that explains how you estimated the rent; (ii) Complete it to Federal appraisal standards; and (iii) Submit it for consideration and approval by the BLM State Director with jurisdiction over the lands in the grant. If the BLM State Director does not approve the rent estimated in your report, you may appeal the decision under §2801.10 of this part. Communication Site Rights-of-Way
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 2800—RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDER THE FEDERAL LAND POLICY MANAGEMENT ACT
Subpart 2806—Rents
§ 2806.23 How must I make rental payments for a linear grant?
