ask that the administration specifically reconsider oil and gas bonding requirements; public participation, Tribal consultation, and landowner involvement; and leasing preference criteria
Call on the Interior Department and BLM to reconsider the proposed rescission of the 2024 Onshore Leasing Rule and preserve protections for bonding requirements, public participation, Tribal consultation, landowner involvement, and leasing preference criteria.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Wyden's office said the Oregon lawmakers denounced BLM's proposal to rescind the 2024 Onshore Leasing Rule and that the letter asked the administration to reconsider oil and gas bonding requirements, public participation, Tribal consultation, landowner involvement, and leasing preference criteria.
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The Federal Register notice for BLM docket BLM-2025-0037 was a proposed rule stating BLM proposed to revise oil and gas leasing regulations, return minimum bond amounts to pre-2024 levels, eliminate leasing preference criteria, modify public participation periods, and take comments through August 24, 2026.
Assessments
The promise was to call on Interior and BLM to reconsider rescinding the 2024 Onshore Leasing Rule and to preserve the listed protections. Wyden materially fulfilled that action in his current Senate term by joining an official letter opposing the proposed rescission and specifically addressing bonding requirements, public participation, Tribal consultation, landowner involvement, and leasing preference criteria. Because the commitment was framed as making the call rather than guaranteeing BLM's final decision, the documented letter is sufficient for delivery.