---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 2881.2"
title: "43"
number: "2881.2"
heading: "What is the objective of BLM's right-of-way program?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/2881.2"
---

# §2881.2. What is the objective of BLM's right-of-way program?


It is BLM's objective to grant rights-of-way under the regulations in this part to any qualified individual, business, or government entity and to direct and control the use of rights-of-way on public lands in a manner that:

- (a) Protects the natural resources associated with Federal lands and adjacent lands, whether private or administered by a government entity;
- (b) Prevents unnecessary or undue degradation to public lands;
- (c) Promotes the use of rights-of-way in common wherever practical, considering engineering and technological compatibility, national security, and land use plans; and
- (d) Coordinates, to the fullest extent possible, all BLM actions under the regulations in this part with state and local governments, interested individuals, and appropriate quasi-public entities.

## Notes

### Amendments

[70 FR 21058, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 89 FR 25971, Apr. 12, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 185 and 189, and 43 U.S.C. 1732(b), 1733, and 1740.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 21078, Apr. 22, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[70 FR 21058, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 89 FR 25971, Apr. 12, 2024]