A bill to streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from requiring a drilling permit 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 federally owned, and (2) the federal government neither owns nor leases the surface estate within the unit's boundaries.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 16, 2022
Last action Nov 17, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Nov 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with amendments. With written report No. 117-203.
upper
Jul 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
upper
Jun 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
upper
May 16, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
upper
May 16, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Hoeven
RRepublican
Co
John Barrasso
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Cramer
RRepublican
Co
Steve Daines
RRepublican
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