43 CFR 3214.10
§ 3214.10 Who must post a geothermal bond?
United States · 43 CFR — Public Lands: Interior · Status: effective
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- 43 CFR 3214.10, § 3214.10 Who must post a geothermal bond?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/212559
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(a) The lessee or operator must post a bond with BLM before exploration, drilling, or utilization operations begin.
(b) Before we approve a lease transfer or recognize a new designated operator, the lessee or operator must file a new bond or a rider to the existing bond, unless all previous operations on the land have already been reclaimed.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.