Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act streamlines oil and gas permitting and recognizes fee ownership for certain drilling units.
The Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act aims to streamline the oil and gas permitting process and recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units. The Secretary of the Interior is prohibited from requiring a permit to drill for oil and gas leases under specific conditions, including when the Federal Government owns less than 50% of the minerals within the unit and does not own or lease the surface estate.
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