BLM right-of-way bonds.
From $100.
When you hold a federal right-of-way grant or temporary use permit on BLM land, the BLM can require a performance and reclamation bond under 43 CFR 2805.20. The BLM sets the amount from your expected disturbance; pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and the application collects no credit information at standard amounts.
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Three steps. One sitting.
No long underwriting queue for the standard ROW bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the BLM. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Business details, the grant or permit serial number, its terms, the bond amount, and the effective date — at the standard amounts, that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
Standard amounts issue right after payment, with no credit section; larger penal sums add a credit-consent step and may get a quick underwriting look. If a check runs, it is a soft pull that never affects your score.
File with the BLM
Submit the executed bond before the BLM issues your Notice to Proceed. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the right-of-way bond actually covers
A federal right-of-way grant under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) lets you use BLM-managed land for things like pipelines, transmission lines, roads, or solar and wind projects. Under 43 CFR 2805.20, the BLM can require a performance and reclamation bond to cover losses, damage, and the cost of reclaiming the site.
The bond secures all obligations imposed by the grant and applicable law, including the cost of terminating the grant and reclaiming the right-of-way. For solar energy development outside designated leasing areas, the BLM sets the bond at no less than $10,000 per acre of disturbance, and additional coverage applies if you use hazardous materials.
It is a three-party guarantee among you (the principal), the surety, and the United States (the obligee). The BLM typically requires the bond before issuing a Notice to Proceed. If you fail to comply or reclaim and the BLM incurs cost, it can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
You need this bond if you are
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the grant serial number, its terms, and the bond amount the BLM set — the executed bond is generated, ready to file.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other Federal bonds.
Right-of-way bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the BLM set and file before your Notice to Proceed.