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Proposed rule: Oil and Gas Leasing

Agencies: Interior Department, Land Management Bureau — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to revise its oil and gas leasing regulations to reflect new requirements in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB); policy direction in Executive Orders (E.O.) entitled Unleashing American Energy and Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Deregulatory Initiative and Modernizing Payments To and From America's Bank Account; and policy guidance in Secretary's Order entitled Unleashing American Energy. In addition, the proposed rule would reflect provisions of the Royalty Resiliency Act, which pertains to applications for oil and gas agreements for allocation schedules that outline how royalties would be distributed across differen…

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    Federal Register

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    https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12734/oil-and-gas-leasing
    The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to revise its oil and gas leasing regulations to reflect new requirements in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB); policy direction in Executive Orders (E.O.) entitled Unleashing American Energy and Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Deregulatory…

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Conservatism is supposed to be about institutions. If you are tearing the institutions down, you are not doing conservatism.

Adam Kinzinger

Former Republican congressman from Illinois; House Jan 6 Committee member.

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