Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act

This bill says that if an oil or gas company wants to drill on land where the surface is not owned by the federal government and less than half of the underground minerals are federally owned, the company does not need to get a federal drilling permit from the Bureau of Land Management. Instead, the company just needs to submit a state permit. These drilling activities would also be exempt from federal environmental reviews, historic preservation requirements, and endangered species protections that normally apply to federal actions. The bill does not apply to Indian lands.

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