End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2023
This bill would prevent the leasing of Federal lands for oil and gas development when there's low or no potential for such development. It requires the Secretary of the Interior to first complete a "reasonably foreseeable development scenario" that assesses oil and gas potential before offering land for lease, with public participation required in this process. The bill would stop offering for lease land designated as low or no potential, with limited exceptions for preventing drainage from adjacent producing wells, affecting how public lands and National Forest System lands are managed for oil and gas leasing.
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in committee
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Introduction
May 2023
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Introduced May 16, 2023
Last action May 16, 2023
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May 16, 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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May 16, 2023
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
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