Burgum Applauds Judge's Ruling Ordering BLM to Resume Sales of Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Lands
March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023
BISMARCK, North Dakota, March 29 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on March 28, 2023:
Gov. Doug Burgum today applauded a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor ordering the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to resume quarterly sales of oil and gas leases on public lands in North Dakota.
"It should not take a court order to compel the Biden administration to obey the law, or to have the BLM do what it has been directed . . .
Gov. Doug Burgum today applauded a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor ordering the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to resume quarterly sales of oil and gas leases on public lands in North Dakota.
"It should not take a court order to compel the Biden administration to obey the law, or to have the BLM do what it has been directed . . .