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Chairman Bishop Request to Secretaries Perdue and Zinke to Examine Politically Motivated Mineral Withdrawals

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Tags: Energy and Mineral Resources, Onshore Energy, Federal Land Management

Today, Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Perdue and Interior Secretary Zinke on mineral withdrawals. The letter states, “[U]nder the prior administration, mineral access on Federal land was regularly and systemically blocked, harming our nation’s economic and strategic potential. Indeed, millions of acres of Federal lands were inappropriately…

Chairman Bishop Letter to Secretaries Perdue and Zinke on Mineral Withdrawals

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Tags: Energy and Mineral Resources, Onshore Energy, Federal Land Management

TO: The Honorable Sonny Perdue and Ryan Zinke FROM: Chairman Rob Bishop Dear Secretaries Perdue and Zinke: As you know, the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior are responsible for the protection and management of the natural resources of the United States. Under this mandate, the Departments administer approximately 700 million acres of Federal mineral estate in the United…

Committee Passes Rep. Thompson’s Bill to Protect Private Mineral Rights

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Tags: Energy and Mineral Resources, Onshore Energy, Federal Land Management

Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed H.R. 2316 (Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-PA), the “Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2017.” This bill clarifies the repeatedly upheld decision by federal courts to protect the rights of private mineral owners in the Allegheny National Forest (ANF). “This bill is about more than just protecting the rights of landowners in…

Committee Reviews Economic Ripple Effect of Greater Alaska Oil and Gas Development

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Tags: Energy and Mineral Resources, Energy, ANWR, Onshore Energy

Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on onshore oil and gas development in Alaska. Panel members highlighted the many benefits for Alaska and the Lower 48 if the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) were opened for responsible exploration and development. “Energy development in the State of…

Bishop Statement on Zinke's Secretarial Order on Onshore Oil and Gas Permitting

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Tags: Energy and Mineral Resources, Energy, Full Committee, Onshore Energy

Today, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed Secretarial Order 3354 to identify solutions to streamline the permitting process for mineral leases on federal lands. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement: “Secretary Zinke’s commitment to foster regulatory certainty and unleash our energy potential is a welcome shift in priorities at Interior. We will be working in close…

Panel: Regulatory Uncertainty, Red Tape Discourages Responsible Energy Development

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Tags: Energy and Mineral Resources, Energy, Onshore Energy

Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on the status of onshore oil and gas leasing and drill permitting processes on federal lands. Members and witnesses discussed improvements to the duplicative and costly bureaucratic policies discouraging operators from leasing federal minerals.   “[N]onfederal production far outpaces federal production…

Members and Zinke Discuss a Better Path Forward for the Department of the Interior

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Tags: Full Committee, Offshore Energy and the Arctic, Onshore Energy

Today, the Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing with Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke to examine the Trump Administration’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2018 and new policy priorities of DOI and its subagencies.   “The shared priorities of balancing our budget, improving land management and expanding access can’t be fully achieved…