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Nonproducing lease definition needed, DOI’s Salazar told

05/25/2009
US House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee leaders asked Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar a basic question when he presented his department’s fiscal 2010 budget request on May 13: How does Interior define a nonproducing lease?Salazar couldn’t supply an answer, but promised to develop one soon and consult with subcommittee members about it. He’s already under pressure because the Obama administration’s proposed federal budget includes $122 million of annual revenue from fees on nonproducing leases starting Oct 1.Salazar doesn’t question the idea behind the assessment. “I’ve practiced water law in the West. States’ water laws have a si...
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