§ 250.1701 - Who must meet the decommissioning obligations in this subpart?

§ 250.1701 Who must meet the decommissioning obligations in this subpart?

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 88 FR 23580, Apr. 18, 2023.

(a) Lessees and , owners of operating rights, and their predecessors are jointly and severally responsible liable for meeting decommissioning obligations for facilities on leases, including the obligations related to lease-term pipelines, as the obligations accrue and until each obligation is met.

(b) All holders of a right-of-way grant and their predecessors are jointly and severally liable for meeting decommissioning obligations for facilities on their right-of-way, including right-of-way pipelines, as the obligations accrue and until each obligation is met.

(c) All right-of-use and easement grant holders and prior lessees or owners of operating rights of the parcel on whose leases there existed facilities or obstructions that remain on the right-of-use and easement grant are jointly and severally liable for meeting decommissioning obligations, including obligations for any well, pipeline, platform or other facility, or an obstruction, on their right-of-use and easement, as the obligations accrue and until each obligation is met.

(d) In this subpart, the terms “you” or “I” refer to lessees and owners of operating rights

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as to facilities installed under the authority of a lease

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; to pipeline right-of-way grant holders as to facilities installed under the authority of a pipeline right-of-way grant; and to right-of-use and easement grant holders as to facilities constructed, modified, or maintained under the authority of the right-of-use and easement grant. Predecessors to any of these interest holders are also included within the scope of these terms as appropriate in the context of the particular regulation.

[88 FR 23580, Apr. 18, 2023]