Leasing and Permitting for Oil and Gas Development on Federal Public Domain Lands


 

Publication Date: July 2005

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Energy; Environment

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Abstract:

A variety of statutes and agency regulations govern leasing and permitting for oil and gas development on federal lands. This report first explains the legal framework for oil and gas leasing and development on federal "public domain" lands.