---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 29.22"
title: "50"
number: "29.22"
heading: "Disposal, transfer, or termination of interest."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/29.22"
---

# §29.22. Disposal, transfer, or termination of interest.

- (a) **Change in jurisdiction over and disposal of lands.** The final disposal by the United States of any tract of land traversed by a right-of-way shall not be construed to be a revocation of the right-of-way in whole or in part, but such final disposition shall be deemed and taken to be subject to such right-of-way unless it has been specifically canceled.
- (b) **Transfer of permit.** Any proposed transfer, by assignment, lease, operating agreement or otherwise, of a permit must be filed with the Regional Director and must be supported by a stipulation that the transferee agrees to comply with and be bound by the terms and conditions of the original permit. A $100 nonrefundable service fee must accompany the proposal. No transfer will occur unless and until approved in writing by the Regional Director.
- (c) **Disposal of property on termination of right-of-way.** In the absence of any agreement to the contrary:
  - (1) The holder of the right-of-way must, within 6 months after termination of the right-of-way, remove all property or improvements placed there by the holder, other than a road and usable improvements to a road.
  - (2) After 6 months, all property and improvements in the right-of-way area become the property of the United States.
  - (3) The Regional Director may use discretion to extend this timeframe.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 89 FR 99741, Dec. 11, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k, 664, 668dd, 685, 690d, 715i, 725, 3161; 30 U.S.C. 185; 31 U.S.C. 3711, 9701; 40 U.S.C. 319; 43 U.S.C. 315a; 113 Stat. 1501A-140.

### Source

Source: 31 FR 16026, Dec. 15, 1966, unless otherwise noted.