Roan Plateau Oil and Gas Leasing Improvement Act of 2008

A bill to provide for orderly and balanced development of energy resources within the Roan Plateau Planning Area of Colorado, and for other purposes.

4/17/2008--Introduced.
Roan Plateau Oil and Gas Leasing Improvement Act of 2008 - Designates as Special Protection Areas of the Roan Plateau (Colorado):
(1) all public land identified as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern on a specified map;
(2) all public land located within the watersheds or drainage of Northeaster Creek and the East Fork of Parachute Creek above the confluence with First Anvil Creek; and
(3) all public land identified as subject to a No Ground Disturbance (NGD/NSO) stipulation on a specified map. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Special Protection Areas to prevent irreparable damage to fish and wildlife resources as well as historical, cultural, scenic, and environmental resources. Authorizes the Secretary to:
(1) permit oil and gas exploration and development activities within designated development corridors, subject to specified conditions; and
(2) issue mineral leases affecting public land within the Roan Plateau Planning Area. Prohibits the Secretary from permitting oil shale exploration or development within the Planning Area. Permits the Secretary to select an area for initial issuance of mineral leases, but within no more than one phased development area. Restricts selection of an initial lease area to:
(1) the Anvil Ridge Oil and Gas Development Area; or
(2) the Corral Ridge Oil and Gas Development Area. Authorizes the Secretary to include in oil or gas exploration leases minimum bonus bid amounts and lease sizes above certain limits of the Mineral Leasing Act. Authorizes the Secretary to select the second and each subsequent phased development area for issuance of mineral leases, subject to notice and opportunity for public comment, and other specified conditions. Requires the Secretary to ensure that each lease under this Act requires the lessee to join a federal unitization agreement covering all leases offered in the relevant phased development area.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]

Committees

• Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2879

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April 17, 2008

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• Apr 17, 2008: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
• Apr 17, 2008: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3147)
• Introduced on Apr 17, 2008.

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Related Bills:

• H.R.5851

Related Issue Areas:

• Watersheds
• Water resources
• Prospecting
• Oil well drilling
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• Oil shales
• Oil and gas leases
• Natural resources
• Natural areas
• Mining leases
• Landscape protection
• Humanities
• History
• Historic sites
• Environmental protection
• Energy
• Drainage
• Cultural property
• Commemorations
• Colorado
• Public lands

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April 22, 2008 Colorado lawmakers introduce Roan leasing bill

S. 2879 would require the US Bureau of Land Management to issue leases on the plateau in phases, initially outside of cutthroat trout watersheds, ...

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