30 C.F.R. § 250.1701 : Mineral Resources — BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR — OFFSHORE — OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF — DECOMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES —GENERAL — Who must meet the decommissioning obligations in this subpart?
(a) Lessees and owners of operating rights are jointly and severally responsible for meeting decommissioning obligations for facilities on leases, including the obligations related to lease-term pipelines, as the obligations accrue and until each obligation is met.
(b) All holders of a right-of-way are jointly and severally liable for meeting decommissioning obligations for facilities on their right-of-way, including right-of-way pipelines, as the obligations accrue and until each obligation is met.
(c) In this subpart, the terms "you" or "I" refer to lessees and owners of operating rights, as to facilities installed under the authority of a lease, and to right-of-way holders as to facilities installed under the authority of a right-of-way.