1. To facilitate the determination of an abandonment of easement, the grantee shall pay an administrative charge every three years during the term of the easement as provided in R850-4. The requirement to pay this administrative charge shall apply if:
- (a) the easement is an existing easement in agency records as of December 31, 2017, and
- (b) the easement term is perpetual, and
- (c) the requirement to pay this administrative charge was effective and included as a contract term at the time the easement was granted, and
- (d) the grantee is not a governmental entity. Governmental entities include but are not limited to municipal or county governments or agencies of the state or federal government.
- 2. The grantee shall not be required to pay this administrative charge for all easements issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2018.
- 3. This administrative charge shall not be construed as rent.
- 4. The agency may accept payment of the administrative charge submitted by any easement grantee.
KEY: natural resources, management, surveys, administrative procedures
Date of Last Change: May 8, 2018
Notice of Continuation: May 26, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 53C-1-302; 53C-2-201(1)(a); 53C-4-203