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Under what authority does BLM offer lands for oil and gas leasing?

April 26, 2017authority BLM Gas lands leasing Offer Oil

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Under what authority does BLM offer lands for oil and gas leasing?

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The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 and the 1987 Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act authorizes oil and gas leasing on BLM, national forest, and other Federal lands, as well as private lands where the Federal government has retained mineral rights.