36 CFR § 251.63 - Reciprocity.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s251.63"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 251.63 - Reciprocity."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "251.63"
section_name: "Reciprocity."
chapter_name: "FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "251"
part_name: "LAND USES"
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. 472, 479b, 551, 1134, 3210, 6201-13; 30 U.S.C. 1740, 1761-1771."
cfr_part: "251"
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# 251.63 Reciprocity.

If it is determined that a right-of-way shall be needed by the United States across nonfederal lands directly or indirectly owned or controlled by an applicant for a right-of-way across Federal lands, the authorized officer may condition a special use authorization to require the holder to grant the United States the needed right-of-way.