---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 2804.18"
title: "43"
number: "2804.18"
heading: "What provisions do Master Agreements contain and what are their limitations?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/2804.18"
---

# §2804.18. What provisions do Master Agreements contain and what are their limitations?

- (a) **A Master Agreement—**
  - (1) Specifies that you must comply with all applicable laws and regulations;
  - (2) Describes the work you will do and the work the BLM will do to complete right-of-way activities;
  - (3) Describes the method of periodic billing, payment, and auditing;
  - (4) Describes the processes, studies, or evaluations you will pay for;
  - (5) Explains how the BLM will monitor a grant and how the BLM will receive payment for this work;
  - (6) Describes existing agreements between the BLM and other Federal agencies for cost reimbursement;
  - (7) Contains provisions allowing for periodic review and updating, if required;
  - (8) Contains specific conditions for terminating the Agreement;
  - (9) May be prepared so that it includes previously granted rights-of-way held by the right-of-way holder; and
  - (10) **Contains any other provisions BLM considers necessary.**
- (b) BLM will not enter into any Agreement that is not in the public interest.
- (c) If you sign a Master Agreement, you waive your right to request a reduction of cost recovery fees.

## Notes

### Amendments

[70 FR 21058, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 81 FR 92209, Dec. 19, 2016; 89 FR 25960, Apr. 12, 2024]

### Amendments

[89 FR 25960, Apr. 12, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1733, 1740, 1763, 1764, and 3003.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 21058, Apr. 22, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[70 FR 21058, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 81 FR 92209, Dec. 19, 2016; 89 FR 25960, Apr. 12, 2024]

### Amendments

[89 FR 25960, Apr. 12, 2024]