,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1       
#bjae,ms4 ,murkowski introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
direct the ,secretary of the ,interior  
to establish a program under which the  
,director of the ,bureau of ,land       
,management shall enter into memoranda  
of understanding with ,states providing 
for ,state oversight of oil and gas     
production activities4  #a4 ,state      
oversight of oil and gas programs  7a7  
,in general ,on request of the ,governor
 of a ,state1 the ,secretary of the     
,interior shall establish a program     
under which the ,director of the ,bureau
 of ,land ,management shall enter into a
 memorandum of understanding with the   
,state to create consistent rules and   
processes for the measurement of oil and
 gas production activities1 inspection  
of meters or other measurement          

methodologies1 and other operational    
activities1 as determined by the        
,secretary of the ,interior4  7b7       
,eligibility ,to be eligible for the    
program described in subsection 7a71 a  
,state shall administer oil and gas     
programs in the ,state sufficient to    
fulfill the oversight and enforcement   
responsibilities of the ,bureau of ,land
 ,management1 as determined by the      
,secretary of the ,interior4