43 CFR § 2801.2 - What is the objective of BLM's right-of-way program?

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title: "43 CFR § 2801.2 - What is the objective of BLM's right-of-way program?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "2801.2"
section_name: "What is the objective of BLM's right-of-way program?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000)"
part_number: "2800"
part_name: "RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDER THE FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "43 U.S.C. 1733, 1740, 1763, 1764, and 3003."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 21058, Apr. 22, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2801.2 What is the objective of BLM's right-of-way program?

It is BLM's objective to grant rights-of-way under the regulations in this part to any qualified individual, business, or government entity and to direct and control the use of rights-of-way on public lands in a manner that:

(a) Protects the natural resources associated with public lands and adjacent lands, whether private or administered by a government entity;

(b) Prevents unnecessary or undue degradation to public lands;

(c) Promotes the use of rights-of-way in common wherever practical, considering engineering and technological compatibility, national security, and land use plans; and

(d) Coordinates, to the fullest extent possible, all BLM actions under the regulations in this part with state and local governments, interested individuals, and appropriate quasi-public entities.

[70 FR 21058, Apr. 22, 2005, as amended at 89 FR 25956, Apr. 12, 2024]