,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ah1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,hoeven introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
streamline the oil and gas permitting   
process and to recognize fee ownership  
for certain oil and gas drilling or     
spacing units1 and for other purposes4  
#a4  ,compliance with ,,blm permitting  
7a7 ,in general  ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law but subject to   
any ,state requirements1 a ,bureau of   
,land ,management drilling permit shall 
not be required under the ,federal ,oil 
and ,gas ,royalty ,management ,act of   
#aihb 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 or  
section #cafd4a of title #dc1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations 7or a successor   
regulation71 for an action occurring    
within an oil and gas drilling or       
spacing unit if--  7#a7 less than #ej   
percent of the minerals within the oil  

and gas drilling or spacing unit are    
minerals owned by the ,federal          
,government2 and  7#b7 the ,federal     
,government does not own or lease the   
surface estate within the boundaries of 
the oil and gas drilling or spacing     
unit4  7b7 ,effect ,nothing in this ,act
 affects the right of the ,federal      
,government to receive royalties due to 
the ,federal ,government from the       
production of the ,federal minerals     
within the oil and gas drilling or      
spacing unit4