H.R. 1650 · 116th Congress
Ending Duplicative Permitting Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Liz Cheney
- Introduced
- 2019-03-08
- Latest action
- 2019-03-29 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Summary
Ending Duplicative Permitting Act
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from requiring a federal drilling permit for oil and gas exploration and production activities on the nonfederal surface estate if the subsurface mineral estate is less than 50% federally-owned and the operator submits a state permit for such activities.