---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 585.507"
title: "30"
number: "585.507"
heading: "What rent payments must I pay on a project easement?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/585.507"
---

# §585.507. What rent payments must I pay on a project easement?

- (a) You must pay rent to ONRR as provided in [30 CFR 1218.51](/cfr/30/1218.51.md) for your project easement in the amount of $5 per acre, subject to a minimum of $450 per year, unless specified otherwise in the lease.
  - (1) The size of the project easement will be determined according to [§ 585.628(g)(1)](/cfr/30/585.628.md?p=g-1).
  - (2) The size of a project easement area for an accessory platform is limited to the areal extent of anchor chains and other facilities and devices associated with the accessory.
- (b) You must commence rent payments for your project easement upon our approval of your COP or GAP:
  - (1) You must make the first rent payment as provided in [§ 585.500](/cfr/30/585.500.md);
  - (2) You must submit all subsequent rent payments in accordance with the regulations at [30 CFR 1218.51](/cfr/30/1218.51.md); and
  - (3) You must continue to pay annual rent for your project easement until your lease is terminated.

## 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.