Changes in Financial Assurance

§ 285.530 - What must I do if my financial assurance lapses?

§ 285.531 - What happens if the value of my financial assurance is reduced?

§ 285.532 - What happens if my surety wants to terminate the period of liability of my bond?

§ 285.533 - How does my surety obtain cancellation of my bond?

§ 285.534 - When may MMS cancel my bond?

§ 285.535 - Why might MMS call for forfeiture of my bond?

§ 285.536 - How will I be notified of a call for forfeiture?

§ 285.537 - How will MMS proceed once my bond or other security is forfeited?

§§ 285.538--285.539 - [Reserved]

Requirements for Financial Assurance Instruments

§ 285.525 - What general requirements must a financial assurance instrument meet?

§ 285.526 - What instruments other than a surety bond may I use to meet the financial assurance requirement?

§ 285.527 - May I demonstrate financial strength and reliability to meet the financial assurance requirement for lease or grant activities?

§ 285.528 - May I use a third-party guaranty to meet the financial assurance requirement for lease or grant activities?

§ 285.529 - Can I use a lease- or grant-specific decommissioning account to meet the financial assurance requirements related to decommissioning?

Financial Assurance Requirements for Commercial Leases

§ 285.515 - What financial assurance must I provide when I obtain my commercial lease?

§ 285.516 - What are the financial assurance requirements for each stage of my commercial lease?

§ 285.517 - How will MMS determine the amounts of the supplemental and decommissioning financial assurance requirements associated with commercial leases?

§§ 285.518--285.519 - [Reserved]

Payments

§ 285.500 - How do I make payments under this part?

§ 285.501 - What deposits must I submit for a competitively issued lease, ROW grant, or RUE grant?

§ 285.502 - What initial payment requirements must I meet to obtain a noncompetitive lease, ROW grant, or RUE grant?

§ 285.503 - What are the rent and operating fee requirements for a commercial lease?

§ 285.504 - How are my payments affected if I develop my lease in phases?

§ 285.505 - What are the rent and operating fee requirements for a limited lease?

§ 285.506 - What operating fees must I pay on a commercial lease?

§ 285.507 - What rent payments must I pay on a project easement?

§ 285.508 - What rent payments must I pay on ROW grants or RUE grants associated with renewable energy projects?

§ 285.509 - Who is responsible for submitting lease or grant payments to MMS?

§ 285.510 - May MMS reduce or waive my lease or grant payments?

§§ 285.511--285.514 - [Reserved]

Financial Assurance for Limited Leases, ROW Grants, and RUE Grants

§ 285.520 - What financial assurance must I provide when I obtain my limited lease, ROW grant, or RUE grant?

§ 285.521 - Do my financial assurance requirements change as activities progress on my limited lease or grant?

§§ 285.522--285.524 - [Reserved]

Revenue Sharing With States

§ 285.540 - How will MMS equitably distribute revenues to States?

§ 285.541 - What is a qualified project for revenue sharing purposes?

§ 285.542 - What makes a State eligible for payment of revenues?

§ 285.543 - Example of how the inverse distance formula works.