---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3213.13"
title: "43"
number: "3213.13"
heading: "When does relinquishment take effect?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3213.13"
---

# §3213.13. When does relinquishment take effect?

- (a) If BLM determines your relinquishment request meets the requirements of §§ [3213.11](/cfr/43/3213.11.md) and [3213.12](/cfr/43/3213.12.md), your relinquishment is effective the day we receive it.
- (b) **Notwithstanding the relinquishment, you and your surety continue to be responsible for—**
  - (1) Paying all rents and royalties due before the relinquishment was effective;
  - (2) Plugging and abandoning all wells on the relinquished land;
  - (3) Restoring and reclaiming the surface and other resources; and
  - (4) Complying with [§ 3200.4](/cfr/43/3200.4.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1001-1028; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; and Pub. L. 109-58.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 24400, May 2, 2007, unless otherwise noted.