To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain adjustments to the regulation of surface-disturbing activities and to protect taxpayers from unduly bearing the reclamation costs of oil and gas development, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain adjustments to the regulation of surface-disturbing activities and to protect taxpayers from unduly bearing the reclamation costs of oil and gas development, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Energy, Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H576332BE41DF40DCAFF33D141971B0CF: 1. Short title This Act may be referred to as the Bonding Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2023.
- Section H1465E4E02C84407B9601D7B31A1AAA37: 2. Surface disturbance and reclamation Section 17(g) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226(g)) is amended to read as follows: (g)Bonding...
- Section H2343571C241C4206B9FD8E9802C03AAF: 3. Changes to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund Section 35(c)(2)(B) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(c)(2)(B)) is amended by striking BLM...
- Section H4036C5B3F6D5493981BEDA60F9137D01: 4. Inspection fees Section 108 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1718) is amended by adding at the end the following:...
- Section H52A123C29DAE4215AFD464E07D24C91F: 5. Bonding Equity for National Wildlife Refuge System Lands Section 4 of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain adjustments to the regulation of surface-disturbing activities and to protect taxpayers from unduly bearing the reclamation costs of oil and gas development, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Energy, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain adjustments to the regulation of surface-disturbing activities and to protect taxpayers from unduly bearing the reclamation costs of oil and gas development, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Porter (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Huffman, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
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