36 CFR § 228.47 - General terms and conditions of contracts and permits.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s228.47"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 228.47 - General terms and conditions of contracts and permits."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "228.47"
section_name: "General terms and conditions of contracts and permits."
chapter_name: "FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "228"
part_name: "MINERALS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 478, 551; 30 U.S.C. 226, 352, 601, 611; 94 Stat. 2400."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 31317, Aug. 28, 1974, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 46 FR 36142, July 14, 1981."
cfr_part: "228"
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# 228.47 General terms and conditions of contracts and permits.
(a) *Disposal of designated mineral materials.* Only those specified mineral materials found within the area designated in the contract or permit may be extracted and removed.
(b) *Unauthorized removal (trespass) of mineral materials.* The removal of mineral materials from National Forest lands, except when authorized in accordance with applicable law and regulations of the Department of Agriculture, is prohibited (36 CFR 261.9).
(c) *Conservation.* Mineral material contracts and permits must contain provisions to ensure the efficient removal and conservation of the mineral material.
(d) *Improvements.* Contracts and permits must contain provisions for removal or Government retention of improvements.
(e) *Use of existing National Forest development roads.* The authorized officer may require purchasers and permittees to obtain appropriate road-use permits, make deposits for or perform their commensurate share of road maintenance, and comply with road-use rules contained in 36 CFR part 212, depending upon their planned extent of road use.
(f) *Reclamation.* Requirements for reclamation of areas disturbed by mineral material operations must be included in contracts and permits, except for disposals from community sites and common-use areas.