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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.