---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 169.117"
title: "25"
number: "169.117"
heading: "What form of monetary compensation is acceptable under a right-of-way?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/169.117"
---

# §169.117. What form of monetary compensation is acceptable under a right-of-way?

- (a) If payments are made to us on behalf of the Indian landowners, our preferred method of payment is electronic funds transfer payments. We will also accept:
  - (1) Money orders;
  - (2) Personal checks;
  - (3) Certified checks; or
  - (4) **Cashier's checks.**
- (b) We will not accept cash or foreign currency.
- (c) We will accept third-party checks only from financial institutions or Federal agencies.
- (d) The grant of right-of-way will specify the payment method if payments are made by direct pay.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 323-328; 25 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 72534, Nov. 19, 2015, unless otherwise noted.