To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to process applications for a permit to drill, and for other purposes.
Energy Permitting Certainty Act
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to process applications for permits to drill under a valid oil or gas lease even if there are any pending civil actions, provided that the civil actions do not directly affect or involve the application or underlying lease.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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