30 CFR § 585.508 - What rent payments must I pay on ROW grants or RUE grants associated with renewable energy projects?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s585.508"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 585.508 - What rent payments must I pay on ROW grants or RUE grants associated with renewable energy projects?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "585.508"
section_name: "What rent payments must I pay on ROW grants or RUE grants associated with renewable energy projects?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE"
part_number: "585"
part_name: "RENEWABLE ENERGY ON 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: "43 U.S.C. 1337."
regulatory_source: "88 FR 6430, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "585"
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# 585.508 What rent payments must I pay on ROW grants or RUE grants associated with renewable energy projects?
(a) For each ROW grant BOEM approves under subpart D of this part, you must pay annual rent of $5 per acre to ONRR as provided in 30 CFR 1218.51 and as determined by § 585.301(a), but in no case less than $450, for use of the grant, unless specified otherwise in the grant.
(b) For each RUE grant BOEM approves under subpart D of this part, you must pay rent to ONRR as provided in 30 CFR 1218.51 in the amount of:
(1) $5 per acre per year; or
(2) A minimum of $450 per year.
(c) You must make the rent payments required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section on:
(1) An annual basis;
(2) For a 5-year period; or
(3) For multiples of 5 years.
(d) You must make the first annual rent payment upon approval of your ROW grant or RUE grant request, as provided in § 585.500, and all subsequent rent payments to ONRR in accordance with the regulations at 30 CFR 1218.51.