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US HB1926

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Wesley Hunt

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act to add a new subsection (h) requiring the Secretary of the Interior to approve applications for commingling oil and gas production from multiple sources

  • Allows commingling from oil and gas leases, unit participating areas, communitized areas, and non-Federal or non-Indian properties before production reaches royalty measurement points

  • Permits commingling regardless of differences in ownership, royalty rates, or acreage percentages between the various sources

  • Requires applicants to either install measurement devices for each source or use an allocation meter/method achieving volume measurement uncertainty within plus or minus 2 percent, reported monthly

  • Stated purpose is to minimize surface disturbing activities associated with oil and gas development on federal lands

Legislative Description

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for commingling.

Energy

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

3/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources3/6/2025

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