Senate bill would extend Bureau of Land Management oil and gas permit processing fees through 2037

The bill would change two dates in the oil and gas permit processing fee section of the Mineral Leasing Act from 2026 to 2037. It covers paragraphs (1) and (4) of Section 35(d) of the Mineral Leasing Act. The text does not say what those paragraphs do, so the exact effect of the later date is not shown.

The bill would require all permit processing fees collected each year to be transferred to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund. It applies to fees collected under Section 35(d) of the Mineral Leasing Act. This would apply for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2037.