To clarify that Bureau of Land Management shall not require permits for oil and gas activities conducted on non-Federal surface estate to access subsurface mineral estate that is less than 50 percent Federally owned, and for other purposes.
Ending Duplicative Permitting Act
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from requiring an operator to obtain a federal drilling permit for oil and gas activities on non-federal surface estate if: (1) less than 50% of the subsurface mineral estate to be accessed by the proposed action is federally owned, and (2) the operator submits a state permit for such activities on the non-federal surface estate.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 13.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1004.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1004.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 785.
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