Senate Bill 2151
115th Congress(2017-2018)
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.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Nov 16, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2151
Congress
115
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill states that a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) drilling permit shall not be required under either the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 or the Code of Federal Regulations for an action occurring within an oil and gas drilling or spacing unit, if: (1) less than 50% of the minerals within the oil and gas drilling or spacing unit are federally owned, and (2) the federal government neither owns nor leases the surface estate within the unit's boundaries.
The bill retains the right of the federal government to receive royalties from the production of federal minerals within the unit.
November 16, 2017
11/16/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
11/16/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:21 PM