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License to Drill Act

This act extends through FY2037 the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) authority to collect oil and gas permit processing fees. For each new permit application, BLM collects a fee that is transferred to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund. (Under current law, the fees are authorized through FY2026.)

Measure
H.R. 7831 · 119th Congress
Latest action
October 20, 2026
Policy changes
1
Source
CRS summary (Public Law) · Congress.gov

Became Public Law No: 119-134.

Who wrote it

Portrait of Mike Kennedy

Sponsor

Rep. Mike Kennedy (R-UT-3)

Joined by 3 cosponsors. Introduced March 5, 2026.

All 3 cosponsors

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Provision 1

Extends through FY2037 the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) authority to collect oil and gas permit processing fees.

For each new permit application, BLM collects a fee that is transferred to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund. (Under current law, the fees are authorized through FY2026.)

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