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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 25 - Indians |
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Chapter I - Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior |
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SubChapter H - Land and Water |
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Part 169 - Rights-of-Way over Indian Land |
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Subpart E - Effectiveness |
§ 169.302 - Must a right-of-way be recorded?
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§ 169.302 Must a right-of-way be recorded?
(a) Any right-of-way document must be recorded in our LTRO with jurisdiction over the affected Indian land.
(1) We will record the right-of-way document immediately following our approval or granting.
(2) In the case of assignments that do not require our approval under § 169.207(b), the parties must provide us with a copy of the assignment and we will record the assignment in the LTRO with jurisdiction over the affected Indian land.
(b) The tribe must record right-of-way documents for the following types of rights-of-way in the LTRO with jurisdiction over the affected Indian lands, even though BIA approval is not required:
(1) Grants on tribal land for a tribal utility under § 169.4;
(2) Grants on tribal land under a special act of Congress authorizing grants without our approval under certain conditions.