Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Part B · Chapter 149 — National Energy Policy and Programs
§ 15922. Consultation regarding oil and gas leasing on public land
Statutory text
In general
Not later than 180 days after , the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding oil and gas leasing on—
public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior; and
National Forest System land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture.
Contents
The memorandum of understanding shall include provisions that—
establish administrative procedures and lines of authority that ensure timely processing of—
oil and gas lease applications;
surface use plans of operation, including steps for processing surface use plans; and
applications for permits to drill consistent with applicable timelines;
eliminate duplication of effort by providing for coordination of planning and environmental compliance efforts;
ensure that lease stipulations are—
applied consistently;
coordinated between agencies; and
only as restrictive as necessary to protect the resource for which the stipulations are applied;
establish a joint data retrieval system that is capable of—
tracking applications and formal requests made in accordance with procedures of the Federal onshore oil and gas leasing program; and
providing information regarding the status of the applications and requests within the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture; and
establish a joint geographic information system mapping system for use in—
tracking surface resource values to aid in resource management; and
processing surface use plans of operation and applications for permits to drill.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Energy Policy Act of 2005
Pub. L. 109–58 title III § 363 · 119 Stat. 594
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 15922
(Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 363, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 722.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 363, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 722.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 363. CONSULTATION REGARDING OIL AND GAS LEASING ON PUBLIC LAND. (a) In General.— Not Deadline. Memorandum. later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding oil and gas leasing on— (1) public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior; and (2) National Forest System land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture. (b) Contents.— The memorandum of understanding shall include provisions that— (1) establish administrative procedures and lines of authority that ensure timely processing of— (A) oil and gas lease applications; (B) surface use plans of operation, including steps for processing surface use plans; and (C) applications for permits to drill consistent with applicable timelines; (2) eliminate duplication of effort by providing for coordination of planning and environmental compliance efforts; (3) ensure that lease stipulations are— (A) applied consistently; (B) coordinated between agencies; and (C) only as restrictive as necessary to protect the resource for which the stipulations are applied; (4) establish a joint data retrieval system that is capable of— (A) tracking applications and formal requests made in accordance with procedures of the Federal onshore oil and gas leasing program; and (B) providing information regarding the status of the applications and requests within the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture; and (5) establish a joint geographic information system mapping system for use in— (A) tracking surface resource values to aid in resource management; and (B) processing surface use plans of operation and applications for permits to drill.
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