---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3809.415"
title: "43"
number: "3809.415"
heading: "How do I prevent unnecessary or undue degradation while conducting operations on public lands?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3809.415"
---

# §3809.415. How do I prevent unnecessary or undue degradation while conducting operations on public lands?


You prevent unnecessary or undue degradation while conducting operations on public lands by—

- (a) Complying with [§ 3809.420](/cfr/43/3809.420.md), as applicable; the terms and conditions of your notice or approved plan of operations; and other Federal and State laws related to environmental protection and protection of cultural resources;
- (b) Assuring that your operations are “reasonably incident” to prospecting, mining, or processing operations and uses as defined in [§ 3715.0-5](/cfr/43/3715.0-5.md) of this title; and
- (c) Attaining the stated level of protection or reclamation required by specific laws in areas such as the California Desert Conservation Area, Wild and Scenic Rivers, BLM-administered portions of the National Wilderness System, and BLM-administered National Monuments and National Conservation Areas.

## Notes

### Amendments

[65 FR 70112, Nov. 21, 2000, as amended at 66 FR 54861, Oct. 30, 2001]

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1280; 30 U.S.C. 22; 30 U.S.C. 612; 43 U.S.C. 1201; and 43 U.S.C. 1732, 1733, 1740, 1781, and 1782.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 70112, Nov. 21, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 22-42, 181 et seq., 301-306, 351-359, and 601 et seq.; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 6508; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; and Pub. L. No. 97-35, 95 Stat. 357.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 13974, Mar. 3, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[65 FR 70112, Nov. 21, 2000, as amended at 66 FR 54861, Oct. 30, 2001]