---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3214.18"
title: "43"
number: "3214.18"
heading: "Who will BLM hold liable under the lease and what are they liable for?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3214.18"
---

# §3214.18. Who will BLM hold liable under the lease and what are they liable for?


BLM will hold all interest owners in a lease jointly and severally liable for compliance with the requirements of [§ 3200.4](/cfr/43/3200.4.md) for obligations that accrue while they hold their interest. Among other things, all interest owners are jointly and severally liable for:

- (a) Plugging and abandoning wells;
- (b) Reclaiming the surface and other resources;
- (c) Compensatory royalties assessed for drainage; and
- (d) **Rent and royalties due.**

## 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.