30 CFR § 550.163 - If I have a State lease, will BOEM grant me a right-of-use and easement?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s550.163"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 550.163 - If I have a State lease, will BOEM grant me a right-of-use and easement?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "550.163"
section_name: "If I have a State lease, will BOEM grant me a right-of-use and easement?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE"
part_number: "550"
part_name: "OIL AND GAS AND SULFUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "550"
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# 550.163 If I have a State lease, will BOEM grant me a right-of-use and easement?
(a) BOEM may grant a lessee of a State lease located adjacent to or accessible from the OCS a right-of-use and easement on the OCS.
(b) BOEM will only grant a right-of-use and easement under this paragraph to enable a State lessee to conduct and maintain a device that is permanently or temporarily attached to the seabed (*i.e.,* a platform, artificial island, or installation). The lessee must use the device to explore for, develop, and produce oil and gas from the adjacent or accessible State lease and for other operations related to these activities.