By Central Montana Times |
May 15, 2024
U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.) spearheaded a group of Republican colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) recent Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process. The new rule would significantly increase royalties, rates, minimum bids, costs, and bonding requirements for oil and gas producers on federal lands, potentially making it impossible for small energy producers to continue operations.