---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3214.10"
title: "43"
number: "3214.10"
heading: "Who must post a geothermal bond?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3214.10"
---

# §3214.10. Who must post a geothermal bond?

- (a) The lessee or operator must post a bond with BLM before exploration, drilling, or utilization operations begin.
- (b) Before we approve a lease transfer or recognize a new designated operator, the lessee or operator must file a new bond or a rider to the existing bond, unless all previous operations on the land have already been reclaimed.

## 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.