United StatesInterior officials collect drilling permit fees through 2037
Federal officials must collect fees on new oil and gas drilling permit applications through 2037 and send the money to a permit processing fund.
What it does
The Interior Department must collect a fee for each new BLM oil and gas drilling permit application through 2037.
For each fiscal year from 2027 through 2037, officials must send all fees collected under this rule to a federal drilling permit processing fund.
Argument forSending the fees to the permit processing fund could help federal staff handle drilling applications.
Argument againstCollecting the fee through 2037 may keep application costs higher for people and companies seeking drilling permits.
More detail
The Interior Secretary must collect a fee for each new drilling permit application. This fee rule covers new BLM oil and gas drilling permit applications. The fee collection period runs through 2037.
Federal officials must send all fees collected under this rule to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund. The transfer covers all fees collected under the BLM oil and gas permit fee rule. The transfer requirement applies to each fiscal year from 2027 through 2037.
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History
- 2026
- Oct 20Signed by President.Became Law
- Oct 20Became Public Law No: 119-134.Minor
- Oct 15Presented to President.To President
- Oct 14Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 30Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5226-5231)Passed Senate
- Sep 17Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
- Sep 17Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 665.
- Jul 29Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 15Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
- Jun 3Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jun 2Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 2Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3757-3578)
- Jun 2DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7831.
- Jun 2Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3757)Passed House
- Jun 2Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 20Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-665.
- May 20Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.
- May 14Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
- May 14Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- May 14Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 25Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Mar 18Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Mar 5Introduced in House
- Mar 5Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Introduced
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