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Mineral Revenue Collection from Federal and Indian Lands and the Outer Continental Shelf

Report to the Royalty Policy Committee, Mineral Revenue Collection from Federal and Indian Lands and the Outer Continental Shelf, Submitted by: The Subcommittee on Royalty Management with staff support from U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Policy Analysis (Office of the Secretary) and the Bureau of Land Management, December 17, 2007 (192 pages, PDF)

  • “The Minerals Management Service (MMS) administers and enforces the financial terms for all Federal mineral leases: onshore, offshore, and on Indian lands. In Fiscal Year 2007, over 2,000 companies reported and paid royalties totaling approximately $10.3 billion from approximately 30,000 producing Federal and Indian leases. Additionally, MMS and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have
    leasing, permitting, inspection and enforcement responsibilities, including conducting production accountability reviews. MMS’s and BLM’s responsibilities apply to offshore leases, onshore Federal leases, and leases on Indian Lands.”
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