Expression of Interest Sensibility Act
Latest action · Jan 23, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 23, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expression of Interest Sensibility Act
This bill limits when the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) may charge a fee for an expression of interest, which is an informal nomination to request that certain federal land be included in a lease sale for the exploration for, and development of, oil or gas.
The bill requires the BLM to charge a fee to a successful bidder when the agency offers the nominated land for sale. If the land covered by an expression of interest does not receive bids during the lease sale, the BLM must charge a fee to the person that submitted the first expression of interest for the land. Thus, the BLM may not charge fees when the land is not made available for a lease sale. (Currently, the BLM charges a fee when a person submits an expression of interest in leasing land, and the fee must be paid even if the land is not offered for sale.)
The bill also requires an expression of interest to remain active for a term of at least five years unless the land covered by the expression of interest is offered at a lease sale.
Cosponsors
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Actions 2
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- Jan 23, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 23, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
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- Jan 23, 2025Introduced in House
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