2016 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 149 - National Energy Policy and Programs
Subchapter III - Oil and Gas
Part B - Access to Federal Lands
Sec. 15922 - Consultation regarding oil and gas leasing on public land
| 42 U.S.C. § 15922 (2016) |
| §15922. Consultation regarding oil and gas leasing on public land |
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(a) In general
Not later than 180 days after August 8, 2005, 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. 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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(Pub. L. 109–58, title III, §363, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 722.) |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
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| Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 149 - NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS SUBCHAPTER III - OIL AND GAS Part B - Access to Federal Lands Sec. 15922 - Consultation regarding oil and gas leasing on public land |
| section 15922 |
| 2016 |
| January 6, 2017 |
| No |
| standard |
| 119 Stat. 722 |
| Public Law 109-58 |
