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Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act
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Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act This bill exempts certain exploration and production activities from federal oil and gas drilling permit requirements. Generally, the exemption applies to activities on land with (1) a surface estate that the federal government does not own, and (2) an underlying mineral estate only partially owned by the federal government. It does not apply to tribal lands. Specifically, the bill bans the Department of the Interior from requiring a permit under the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) when the federal government does not own or lease the surface estate, and it owns less than 50% of the mineral estate; a well is located on nonfederal land overlying a nonfederal mineral estate, but some portion of the wellbore (i.e., drilled hole) enters and produces oil and gas from the federal mineral estate subject to the lease; or a well is located on nonfederal land overlying a nonfederal mineral estate, but some portion of the wellbore traverses but does not produce oil or gas from the federal mineral estate subject to the lease. The bill also specifies that, in the case of an oil and gas lease on such land, the MLA does not authorize Interior to require a bond to protect nonfederal land, impose mitigation requirements, require approval for surface reclamation, or enter nonfederal land without consent of the landowner. However, lessees of federal mineral estates must authorize Interior to enter nonfederal land for inspection and enforcement of the terms of the federal lease.
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2026 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 5745: The Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act; provisions related to energy H.R. 10302: Certainty in Litigation for Electric Asset Reliability (CLEAR) Act of 2026; all provisions Draft bill H.R. __ to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972; provisions related to energy Draft bill H.R. __ The Certainty in Marine Mammal Protection Regulations Act; provisions related to energy Draft bill to amend the Clean Air Act as it relates to air emissions from Outer Continental Shelf activities; provisions related to energy S. 722: Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act; all provisions General Discussions Related to ENV (no specific Bill #): Bureau of Land Management Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resources Conservation Bureau of Land Management Conservation and Landscape Health Bureau of Land Management Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process Bureau of Land Management Permit Processing Improvement Fund Bureau of Land Management Commingling of Oil and Gas Production Instruction Memorandum Bureau of Land Management Requirements for Site Security and Production Handling; Applying for Commingling and Allocation Approval Bureau of Land Management Carlsbad Resource Management Plan Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Carbon Price 50 CFR 424.02 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Rescinding the Rule on Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) - Ozone Rulemaking Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Final NPDES General Permit for New and Existing Sources and New Discharges in the Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Category for the Western Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of America (GMG290000) Department of the Interior (DOI) Permitting Endangered Species Act Energy Transitions and Technology Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) GuidanceImplementing Regulations Revisions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Fenceline Monitoring Program Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Social Cost of Carbon Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Social Cost of non-CO2 GHG Emissions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Preliminary Regulatory Determination for eight Contaminants on the Fourth Contaminant Candidate List - Preliminary Determinations to Regulate Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid in Drinking Water and to Not Regulate Six Contaminants (i.e., 1,1-Dichloroethane, Acetochlor, Methyl Bromide (bromomethane), Metolachlor, Nitrobenzene, and RDX) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 OCS General Permit GMG290000 (General Permit) Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) Subpart W Methane Orphaned Well Issues Gulf of America Deepwater Emissions Issues Gulf of America Carbon Capture and Storage Issues Onshore Carbon Capture and Storage Issues National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of America National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Request for Reimplemented Incidental Take Regulations Applicable to Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of America National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rices Whale National Strategy to Develop Statistics for Environmental-Economic Decisions National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Biological Opinion on the Federally Regulated Oil and Gas Program Activities in the Gulf of America National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Biological and Conference Opinion on Bureau of Ocean Management and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement's Oil and Gas Program Activities in the Gulf of America Gulf of America Seismic Permitting Issues Permitting reform Produced Water Issues PFAS Carbon Border Adjustments Coastal Zone Management Act Federal Officer Removal Statute Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Class VI Permitting Rices whale Geothermal Critical minerals Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Wildlife and Habitat Connectivity
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: $2,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, White House Office
2026 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues relating to permitting reform for energy projects and infrastructure. Issues relating to access to federal lands for oil and gas development. H.R. 1555 - Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act; all provisions. S. 722 - Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act; all provisions. H.R. 7831 - License to Drill Act, all provisions. H.R. 7882 - To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Issues relating to OBBBA implementation and permitting processes.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues relating to permitting reform for energy projects and infrastructure. Issues relating to access to federal lands for oil and gas development. H.R. 1555 - Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act; all provisions. S. 722 - Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act; all provisions. H.R. 7831 - License to Drill Act, all provisions. H.R. 7882 - To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Issues relating to OBBBA implementation and permitting processes.
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 5745: The Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act; provisions related to energy Draft bill H.R. __ to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972; provisions related to energy Draft bill H.R. __ The Certainty in Marine Mammal Protection Regulations Act; provisions related to energy Draft bill to amend the Clean Air Act as it relates to air emissions from Outer Continental Shelf activities; provisions related to energy S. 722: Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act; all provisions General Discussions Related to ENV (no specific Bill #): Bureau of Land Management Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resources Conservation Bureau of Land Management Conservation and Landscape Health Bureau of Land Management Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process Bureau of Land Management Permit Processing Improvement Fund Bureau of Land Management Commingling of Oil and Gas Production Instruction Memorandum Bureau of Land Management Requirements for Site Security and Production Handling; Applying for Commingling and Allocation Approval Bureau of Land Management Carlsbad Resource Management Plan Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Carbon Price 50 CFR 424.02 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Rescinding the Rule on Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) - Ozone Rulemaking Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Final NPDES General Permit for New and Existing Sources and New Discharges in the Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Category for the Western Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of America (GMG290000) Department of the Interior (DOI) Permitting Endangered Species Act Energy Transitions and Technology Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) GuidanceImplementing Regulations Revisions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Fenceline Monitoring Program Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Social Cost of Carbon Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Social Cost of non-CO2 GHG Emissions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Preliminary Regulatory Determination for eight Contaminants on the Fourth Contaminant Candidate List - Preliminary Determinations to Regulate Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid in Drinking Water and to Not Regulate Six Contaminants (i.e., 1,1-Dichloroethane, Acetochlor, Methyl Bromide (bromomethane), Metolachlor, Nitrobenzene, and RDX) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 OCS General Permit GMG290000 (General Permit) Methane Orphaned Well Issues Gulf of America Deepwater Emissions Issues Gulf of America Carbon Capture and Storage Issues Onshore Carbon Capture and Storage Issues National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of America National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Request for Reimplemented Incidental Take Regulations Applicable to Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of America National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rices Whale National Strategy to Develop Statistics for Environmental-Economic Decisions National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Biological Opinion on the Federally Regulated Oil and Gas Program Activities in the Gulf of America National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Biological and Conference Opinion on Bureau of Ocean Management and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement's Oil and Gas Program Activities in the Gulf of America Gulf of America Seismic Permitting Issues Permitting reform Produced Water Issues PFAS Carbon Border Adjustments Coastal Zone Management Act Federal Officer Removal Statute Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Class VI Permitting Rices whale Geothermal Critical minerals Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Wildlife and Habitat Connectivity
Client expense: $1,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, White House Office
2026 · second_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Permitting Reform - support for efficient, effective, and predictable U.S. permitting processes, NEPA modernization, and judicial review reform. Support for efficient, effective, and predictable permitting procedures in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A)& support for the Department of the Interior's Notice of Intent to Propose an Environmental Impact Statement for Production Site Development in the NPR-A. Opposition to any bans or restrictions on U.S. oil, natural gas, or refined products exports. The Bureau of Land Management's proposed rule titled, "Requirements for Site Security & Production Handling; Applying for Commingling Allocation Approval," published in the Federal Register on Jan. 30, 2026. Support for H.R. 7831, the License to Drill Act. Support for S. 722, the Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act & H.R. 1555 (House companion legislation). General overview of ConocoPhillips' energy issue priorities.
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues relating to permitting reform for energy projects and infrastructure. Issues relating to access to federal lands for oil and gas development. H.R. 4776 - SPEED Act; all provisions. H.R. 1555 - Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act; all provisions. S. 722 - Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act; all provisions. H.R. 7831 - License to Drill Act, all provisions. Issues relating to OBBBA implementation and permitting processes.
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Energy/Nuclear
Support for efficient, effective, and predictable permitting procedures in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Permitting Reform - support for efficient, effective, and predictable U.S. permitting processes, NEPA modernization, and judicial review reform. Support for H.R. 7831, the License to Drill Act. The Bureau of Land Management's proposed rule titled, "Requirements for Site Security & Production Handling; Applying for Commingling Allocation Approval," published in the Federal Register on Jan. 30, 2026. Opposition to any bans or restrictions on U.S. oil, natural gas, or refined products exports. Support for S. 722, the Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act. Overview of ConocoPhillips' issue priorities.
Client expense: $1,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues relating to permitting reform for energy projects and infrastructure. Issues relating to access to federal lands for oil and gas development. H.R. 4776 - SPEED Act; all provisions. H.R. 1555 - Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act; all provisions. S. 722 - Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act; all provisions
Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2025 · third_quarter · Small Business
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025 (H.R.1301/S.587) -- also SMB issue Prove it Act (H.R.1163) Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (H.R.1477/S.722) -- also LBR issue SBA Roundtable on Federal Communication Commissions (FCC) proposed rule, Modernizing the Commission's National Environmental Policy Act Rules 90 Fed. Reg. 40295 (August 19, 2025).
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2025 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Issues relating to permitting reform for energy projects and infrastructure. Issues relating to access to federal lands for oil and gas development. H.R. 4776 - SPEED Act; all provisions H.R. 1555 - Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act; all provisions S. 722 - Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act; all provisions H.J.Res.105 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan."; all provisions S.J.Res.62 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan."; all provisions
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
2025 · second_quarter · Small Business
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025 (H.R.1301/S.587) -- also SMB issue Prove it Act (H.R.1163) Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (H.R.1477/S.722) -- also LBR issue
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2025 · first_quarter · Small Business
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025 (H.R.1301/S.587) -- also SMB issue Prove it Act (H.R.1163) Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act (H.R.1477/S.722) -- also LBR issue
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)