43 CFR §2804.16
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- (a)The BLM may waive your cost recovery fees if:
- (1)You are a State or local government, or an agency of such a government, and the BLM issues the grant for governmental purposes benefitting the general public. However, if you collect revenue from charges you levy on customers for services similar to those of a profit-making corporation or business, or you assess similar fees to the United States for similar purposes, cost recovery fees will not be waived;
- (2)Your application under this subpart is associated with a cost-share road or reciprocal right-of-way agreement; or
- (3)You are a Federal agency, and your cost recovery category determination is Category 1 to 4.
- (b)The BLM will not waive your cost recovery fees if you are in trespass.