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; we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
















No long underwriting queue for the standard ROW bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the BLM. Here is the whole thing:
Business details, the grant or permit serial number, its terms, the bond amount, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Standard amounts issue right after payment; larger penal sums may get a quick underwriting look. No credit check to issue.
Submit the executed bond before the BLM issues your Notice to Proceed. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the penal sum the BLM required and the premium updates.
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.
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 →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the BLM set and file before your Notice to Proceed.