Code of Federal Regulations · Section
§ 162.543 — May Permanent Improvements Be Made Under A Wsr Lease?
25 C.F.R. § 162.543
(a) A WSR lease must provide for the installation of a facility and associated infrastructure of a size and magnitude necessary for the generation and delivery of electricity, in accordance with § 162.019. These facilities and associated infrastructure are considered permanent improvements. A resource development plan must be submitted for approval with the lease under § 162.563(h).
(b) If the parties agree to any of the following changes to the resource development plan after lease approval, they must submit the revised plan to BIA for the file:
(1) Location of permanent improvements;
(2) Type of permanent improvements; or
(3) Delay of 90 days or more in any phase of development.
Authorizing Statute
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Departmental regulations5 U.S.C. § 301
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Records management by agency heads; general duties44 U.S.C. § 3101
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Duties of Commissioner25 U.S.C. § 2
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Lease of inherited allotments by superintendent25 U.S.C. § 380