---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 U.S.C. § 1767"
title: "43"
title_heading: "Public Lands"
number: "1767"
heading: "Rights-of-way for Federal departments and agencies"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/43/1767"
units:
  - "Chapter 35 — Federal Land Policy and Management"
  - "Subchapter V — Rights-Of-Way"
---

# §1767. Rights-of-way for Federal departments and agencies

- (a) The [Secretary](/usc/43/1702.md?p=g) concerned may provide under applicable provisions of this subchapter for the use of any [department](/usc/43/1702.md?p=m) or [agency](/usc/43/1702.md?p=m) of the United States a [right-of-way](/usc/43/1702.md?p=f) over, upon, under or through the land administered by him, subject to such terms and conditions as he may impose.
- (b) Where a [right-of-way](/usc/43/1702.md?p=f) has been reserved for the use of any [department](/usc/43/1702.md?p=m) or [agency](/usc/43/1702.md?p=m) of the United States, the [Secretary](/usc/43/1702.md?p=g) shall take no action to terminate, or otherwise limit, that use without the consent of the head of such [department](/usc/43/1702.md?p=m) or [agency](/usc/43/1702.md?p=m).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 94–579, title V, § 507, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2781.)

## Notes

### Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

See note set out under section 1763 of this title.