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Last updated: 04/04/03
April 9, 1997
- Contacts:
- Tom Gorey, 1.202.452.5031
Sue Stephens, 1.505.438.7553
The Bureau of Land Management today published a proposed rule aimed at streamlining and revising its cooperative agreement regulations dealing with Tribal oil and gas inspection and enforcement activities on Indian land. BLM Acting Director Sylvia Baca said the proposal "is another step forward in the Federal Government's efforts to fulfill its trust responsibilities to Native Americans."
Under the proposal, the BLM would reimburse Indian Tribes for up to 100 percent of the cost of carrying out oil and gas inspection and enforcement activities on Tribal lands, which are held in trust by the Federal Government. The proposed rule would increase the BLM's current level of reimbursement, which is now 50 percent, and would bring the BLM's reimbursement level in line with that of the Minerals Management Service.
The proposed rule, published in today's Federal Register, would also implement a provision (Section 8[a]) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996. Through that law, Congress in effect eliminated cooperative inspection agreements on Federal lands between the BLM and State governments. However, under a provision (Section 205) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, the BLM would be able to delegate oil and gas inspection and enforcement actions on Federal lands to State governments.
The BLM encourages all interested parties to comment on the proposed rule. Comments, which must be submitted in writing, should be sent no later than May 9, 1997, to the following address: Director (630), Bureau of Land Management, Administrative Record, Room 401 LS, 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240. Comments may also be sent electronically via Internet to: WOComment@wo.blm.gov. Those submitting comments electronically should include "attn: AD09" in their message, along with the sender's name and address.
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