---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 2885.14"
title: "43"
number: "2885.14"
heading: "What happens if I need a right-of-way wider than 50 feet plus the ground occupied by the pipeline and related facilities?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/2885.14"
---

# §2885.14. What happens if I need a right-of-way wider than 50 feet plus the ground occupied by the pipeline and related facilities?

- (a) You may apply to BLM at any time for a right-of-way wider than 50 feet plus the ground occupied by the pipeline and related facilities. In your application you must show that the wider right-of-way is necessary to:
  - (1) Properly operate and maintain the pipeline after you have constructed it;
  - (2) Protect the environment; or
  - (3) **Provide for public safety.**
- (b) BLM will notify you in writing of its finding(s) and its decision on your application for a wider right-of-way. If the decision is adverse to you, you may appeal it under [§ 2881.10](/cfr/43/2881.10.md) of this part.

## Notes

### 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.