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      "title": "Leasing and Permitting for Oil and Gas Development on Federal Public Domain Lands",
      "summary": "A variety of statutes and agency regulations govern leasing and permitting for oil and gas\ndevelopment on federal lands. This report first explains the legal framework for oil and gas leasing\nand development on federal \"public domain\" lands, which involves an overview of the following:\n   laws and regulations affecting which public domain lands are potentially\nsubject to oil and gas leasing;  \n   development of Resource Management Plans;  \n   competitive and noncompetitive oil and gas leasing\nprocesses;  \n   terms and conditions of oil and gas leases; and  \n   the process surrounding applications for permits to drill.  \n Second, this report assesses how the recently enacted Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( P.L. 109-58 )\nwill affect preexisting oil and gas development laws. The third section of the report analyzes\nselected judicial and administrative decisions regarding what steps federal environmental laws\nrequire agencies to take before issuing leases for coalbed methane leases. Coalbed methane is a type\nof natural gas that is trapped in coal seams by water pressure.\n This report will be updated as developments warrant.",
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      "date": "2005-07-28",
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