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Westerners Call on Interior Secretary Not to Weaken Oil and Gas Reclamation Bonds 

The current bonding rules are an integral cost of doing business, and cannot be considered a burden on development. On February 14th, 2025, WORC members sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum urging him to retain and fully implement the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) recently finalized Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process Rule. This commonsense rule addresses the serious and growing taxpayer liability resulting from idle…