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Did some legal research on the ability for Fed gov't to revoke or cancel oil & gas leases on Fed lands if Biden wins.
Can gov't revoke leases? Not legally.
Per precedent and their own documentation, leases are "irretrievable and irreversible"
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Can gov't revoke leases? Not legally.
Per precedent and their own documentation, leases are "irretrievable and irreversible"
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While searching, came across some other items related to BLM I was surprised by and I imagine many others are.....
In 2005, the Energy Policy Act created a pilot program in 7 BLM offices to provide additional funding to help streamline the permitting process.
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In 2005, the Energy Policy Act created a pilot program in 7 BLM offices to provide additional funding to help streamline the permitting process.
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In December 2013, President Obama signed into law the BLM Streamlining Act, which extended the 2005 pilot project to two offices in the Bakken area to help expedite permitting in that Basin.
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Then in Dec. '14, a bipartisan Bill - the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014 - supported by 7 GOP senators and 7 DNC senators was signed into law by Obama (as part of Defense Authorization Act of 2015). This Bill extended the '05 pilot which was to expire...
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The BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act of 2014 also extended the pilot program to all BLM offices. All offices were now eligible for additional funding/resources to speed up the permitting process. It had the support of IPAA, API, Western Energy Alliance, XOM, COP, CXO..
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So in 2014 Obama signed into law a bill meant to speed up permitting on Federal lands that was lobbied for and had the full support of the O&G industry.
Sure doesn't jive with the narrative.
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Sure doesn't jive with the narrative.
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As one reads through the GAO reports out there on BLM permitting, it sounds as if bureaucracy at the local level, uneven funding at BLM offices and outdated technology are the primary culprits for the lengthy permitting process.
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The speed of permitting is of course moot if Biden uses EO to stop all permitting altogether, but its worth noting that doing so would be the exact opposite of what was signed into law while he was VP ..... to improve and expedite permitting.
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