S. 535 · 118th Congress
Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act
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This bill expedites the permitting process for oil and gas drilling on federal land.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 27, 2023
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act
Latest action (Jul 11, 2023): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 125.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 27, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.