,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bhid  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,hoev5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a      
,,bill  ,to /reaml9e ! oil & gas p]mitt+
 process & to recognize fee own]%ip =   
c]ta9 oil & gas drill+ or spac+ units1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4  ,compliance )    
,,blm p]mitt+  7a7 ,9 g5]al  ,not)/&+   
any o!r provision ( law b subject to any
 ,/ate requirem5ts1 a ,bureau ( ,l&     
,managem5t drill+ p]mit %all n be       
requir$ "u ! ,f$]al ,oil & ,gas ,royalty
 ,managem5t ,act ( #aihb 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 
#agja et seq47 or section #cafd4a (     
title #dc1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7or a successor regulation71 = an action
 occurr+ )9 an oil & gas drill+ or spac+
 unit if--  7#a7 less ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! 
m9]als )9 ! oil & gas drill+ or spac+   
unit are m9]als own$ by ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t2 &  7#b7 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t   
does n own or lease ! surface e/ate )9 !

 b\nd>ies ( ! oil & gas drill+ or spac+ 
unit4  7b7 ,effect ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act     
affects ! "r ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to    
receive royalties due to ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t f ! production ( ! ,f$]al     
m9]als )9 ! oil & gas drill+ or spac+   
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