Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 722 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 722 To streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 25, 2025 Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Daines) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act''. SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE WITH BLM PERMITTING. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), the …