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This concurrent resolution supports the state of Utah's effort to formalize a cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), a federal agency responsible for managing public lands, to improve the efficiency of the permit review process for oil, gas, and mining operations on BLM-administered lands. The resolution acknowledges that delays in permitting have impacted resource development and proposes a streamlined process through a "BLM agreement" that would allow the state's Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining to play a greater role in reviewing and recommending approval for federal permits, leveraging the state's specialized local expertise in geology and reclamation. This enhanced cooperation aims to reduce permitting times and redundancy without compromising compliance with existing laws, though the BLM will retain ultimate decision-making authority. The resolution urges the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining to begin negotiations for this agreement and directs that copies be sent to relevant federal officials.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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