Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act
- Last Action
- 7/11/2023
Actions
- 2023-07-11Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 125.
- 2023-07-11Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-53.
- 2023-07-11Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-53.
- 2023-05-17Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2023-02-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2023-02-27Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-02-27 (00)
Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act
This bill expedites the permitting process for oil and gas drilling on federal land.
Specifically, the bill bans the Department of the Interior from requiring a permit to drill for an oil and gas lease under the Mineral Leasing Act for an action occurring within an oil and gas drilling or spacing unit if (1) less than 50% of the minerals within the unit are minerals owned by the federal government, and (2) the federal government does not own or lease the surface estate within the area directly impacted by the action. However, this ban does not apply to certain tribal land.
In addition, the bill requires state drilling applicants to notify Interior if their permit or plan would impact or extract federally owned oil or gas. Holders of oil or gas leases must notify Interior when they submit a state permit application to drill.
Cosponsors (3)
- John Barrasso (R-WY)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
Subjects
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Mining
- Oil and gas
- State and local government operations
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