Cortez Masto Introduces Legislation to Limit Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing on Lands With Low Potential for Development
May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) re-introduced the End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing on public lands that have low or no potential for oil and gas development. The bill would update the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) administration of public lands, cut wasteful speculation, and allow lands with low or no potential to be reprioritiz . . .
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) re-introduced the End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing on public lands that have low or no potential for oil and gas development. The bill would update the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) administration of public lands, cut wasteful speculation, and allow lands with low or no potential to be reprioritiz . . .