---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 169.9"
title: "25"
number: "169.9"
heading: "What laws apply to rights-of-way approved under this part?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/169.9"
---

# §169.9. What laws apply to rights-of-way approved under this part?


In addition to the regulations in this part, rights-of-way approved under this part:

- (a) Are subject to all applicable Federal laws;
- (b) Are subject to tribal law; except to the extent that those tribal laws are inconsistent with applicable Federal law; and
- (c) **Are generally not subject to State law or the law of a political subdivision thereof.**

## 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.