---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 585.503"
title: "30"
number: "585.503"
heading: "What are the rent and operating fee requirements for a commercial lease?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/585.503"
---

# §585.503. What are the rent and operating fee requirements for a commercial lease?

- (a) The rent for a commercial lease is $3 per acre per year, unless otherwise established in the FSN or lease.
  - (1) You must pay ONRR the first 12 months' rent no later than 45 calendar days after you receive your copy of the executed lease from BOEM under [§ 585.500(c)(3)](/cfr/30/585.500.md?p=c-3).
  - (2) You must pay ONRR as provided in [30 CFR 1218.51](/cfr/30/1218.51.md) the rent due at the beginning of each subsequent 1-year period for the entire lease area until the facility begins commercial operations as specified in [§ 585.506](/cfr/30/585.506.md) or as otherwise specified in the FSN or lease:
    - (i) For leases issued competitively, BOEM will specify in the FSN and lease any adjustment to the rent that will take effect during commercial operations but before the operations period.
    - (ii) For leases issued noncompetitively, BOEM will specify in the lease any adjustment to the rent that will take effect during commercial operations but before the operations period.
  - (3) You must pay ONRR as provided in [30 CFR 1218.51](/cfr/30/1218.51.md) the rent due for a project easement in addition to the lease rent as provided in [§ 585.507](/cfr/30/585.507.md). You must commence rent payments for your project easement upon BOEM's approval of your COP or GAP.
- (b) After your lease begins commercial operations, you must pay the operating fees in the amount specified in [§ 585.506](/cfr/30/585.506.md). Regardless of whether the lease is awarded competitively or noncompetitively, BOEM will specify in the lease when operating fees commence.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 42740, May 15, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1337.

### Source

Source: 88 FR 6430, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted.