# 15 CFR § 922.10: Pre-existing authorizations or rights and certifications of pre-existing authorizations or rights

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-922.10

## Section

- **Citation:** 15 CFR § 922.10
- **Heading:** Pre-existing authorizations or rights and certifications of pre-existing authorizations or rights
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade > CHAPTER IX—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > SUBCHAPTER B—OCEAN AND COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT > PART 922—NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM REGULATIONS > Subpart A—Regulations of General Applicability

## Text

Any valid lease, permit, license, or right of subsistence use or of access that is in existence on the effective date of final regulations for a designation or revised terms of designation of any National Marine Sanctuary may not be terminated by the Director. The Director may, however, regulate the exercise of such leases, permits, licenses, or rights consistent with the purposes for which the Sanctuary was designated.

## Nearby sections

- [15 CFR § 922.1 § 922.1 Purposes and applicability of the regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-922.1.md)
- [15 CFR § 922.2 § 922.2 Mission, goals, and special policies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-922.2.md)
- [15 CFR § 922.3 § 922.3 Issuance of regulations for fishing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-922.3.md)
- [15 CFR § 922.4 § 922.4 Boundaries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-922.4.md)
- [15 CFR § 922.5 § 922.5 Allowed activities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-922.5.md)
- [15 CFR § 922.6 § 922.6 Prohibited or otherwise regulated activities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-922.6.md)
- [15 CFR § 922.7 § 922.7 Emergency regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-922.7.md)
- [15 CFR § 922.8 § 922.8 Penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-922.8.md)
- [15 CFR § 922.9 § 922.9 Response costs and damages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-922.9.md)
- [15 CFR § 922.10 § 922.10 Pre-existing authorizations or rights and certifications of pre-existing authorizations or rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-922.10.md)
- [15 CFR § 922.11 § 922.11 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-922.11.md)
- [15 CFR § 922.12 § 922.12 Sanctuary nomination process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-922.12.md)
- [15 CFR § 922.13 § 922.13 Selection of nominated areas for national marine sanctuary designation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-922.13.md)
- [15 CFR § 922.30 § 922.30 National Marine Sanctuary general permits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-922.30.md)

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