---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 169.4"
title: "25"
number: "169.4"
heading: "When do I need a right-of-way to authorize possession over or across Indian land?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/169.4"
---

# §169.4. When do I need a right-of-way to authorize possession over or across Indian land?

- (a) You need an approved right-of-way under this part before crossing Indian land if you meet one of the criteria in the following table:
- (b) **You do not need a right-of-way to cross Indian land if—**
  - (1) You are an Indian landowner who owns 100 percent of the trust or restricted interests in the land; or
  - (2) **You are authorized by—**
    - (i) A lease under 25 CFR part [162](/cfr/25/part162.md), [211](/cfr/25/part211.md), 212, or 225 or permit under [25 CFR part 166](/cfr/25/part166.md);
    - (ii) A tribal land assignment or similar instrument authorizing use of the tribal land without Secretarial approval; or
    - (iii) Other, tribe-specific authority authorizing use of the tribal land without Secretarial approval; or
    - (iv) Another land use agreement not subject to this part (e.g., under [25 CFR part 84](/cfr/25/part84.md)); or
  - (3) **You meet any of the criteria in the following table—**

## 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.