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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News Release No. 10-03
Contact: Tom Gorey, (202) 912-7420 Date: 11/6/09
BLM Increases Oil and Gas Processing Fee
On November 2, the Bureau of Land Management began charging a $6,500 processing fee for each new oil and gas Application for Permit to Drill (APD), as directed by the 2010 Interior Appropriation bill enacted Oct. 30, 2009. The previous fee was $4,000 per APD.
The BLM manages more land – 256million surface acres – than any other Federal agency. Most of this public land is located in 12 Western States, including 75 million in Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM’s multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, and cultural resources on the public lands.
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